More than 1,000 students of Navamindarajudis Payap School in Chiang Mai's Mae Rim district rallied in front of Chiang Mai's Government Centre building on February 17 to call for the school director's transfer for allegedly using rude words and collecting extra money from parents.
The students demanded the transfer of Nikhom Sinthuphong and the setting up of a panel to look into his alleged misconduct. However, local education official Manop Dimi decided to transfer him to an inactive post and set up a committee to investigate the students' claims.