Yala Teachers seek transfer

Director of the Ban Tharnthip School in Tambon Banang Sta, Abdulloh Ja-oh, said the June 11 shooting death of a fellow teacher, Harit Sa-I, have jolted all 27 teachers and added that seven Buddhist teachers have put in for transfer.

Abdulloh said Ban Tharnthip has been at the frontline of violent clashes between security forces and insurgents over the past four years.

The school has twice come under arson attacks, while gunfights between security forces and insurgents have resulted in a number of deaths.

The school has yet to fully recover from the arson attacks and the local village mosque has served as temporary classroom for some of the 460 students, he said.