Modern School: Teachers Murdered in Southern Thai War for Independence

Modern School: Teachers Murdered in Southern Thai War for Independence:

Teachers Murdered in Southern Thai War for Independence

Nearly 160 teachers have been killed in Thailand’s deep south in its sectarian battle for independence, often in front of students, the Teacher Solidarity Website reports. In a recent incident, a principal and teacher were killed in front of 75 elementary school students. In December, teachers went on strike to demand better security. 

The violence is part of a decades-long struggle for independence by the Malay-Muslim population in Thailand’s south. During the 1990s there was a lull in the violence, but it picked up again in 2001, with a new twist—the deliberate targeting of Buddhist teachers in government-run schools. Since the resumption of violence, more than 5,300 people have been killed in the