Wanthana said she had been unaware that the school was implicated in cases of extortion until a story was run on social media. The case went viral after the parents of a student wrote on social media that three students had extorted money from their child. They then found out about the alleged extortion and intimidation from conversations between their child and another student on a messaging application on the child’s mobile phone. They also decided to remove their child from Darunothai School and enrol him elsewhere. According to her, executives at the Darunothai School had instructed her child to be vigilant and try to avoid the bullies.

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 17, 2017 18:00 UTC