Student Opens Fire at School Over Grade Dispute
A student opened fire at a Nonthaburi school on August 8 while searching for a Thai language teacher over a failing grade dispute, firing shots in multiple buildings before a fatal incident occurred.
NONTHABURI — On August 8, 2026, a student opened fire at a school while apparently searching for a Thai language teacher, following a dispute over receiving a failing grade in the subject. Classmates reported that the student had previously complained about the zero grade, saying they had submitted all assignments but did not understand why their grade had not been changed. The teacher the student was seeking had been absent the day before the incident; after failing to find the teacher following an initial shooting in Building 5, the student allegedly fired three shots into the air on the fourth floor of Building 4 before a fatal incident occurred. Investigators are examining whether the academic dispute and the student's family background—the student's grandmother was a former teacher—may have been factors in the shooting. Multiple classmates have provided statements to police confirming that the student was indeed looking for the Thai language teacher and that the zero grade was the first such failing mark the student had ever received.
