Parents File Additional Charges Against School Network President for Embezzlement
Parents from a prominent Nonthaburi school have filed additional criminal charges against the parent network president, accusing her of embezzling about 45,000 baht from over 248,000 baht raised for a deceased student's family. The president allegedly used the student's photos and data to solicit donations via a Line group, then diverted funds for personal use before later repaying the amount. Police are investigating the fraud and embezzlement allegations.
A group of parents from a well-known school in Nonthaburi, together with their lawyer, presented evidence to investigators at Bang Bua Thong Police Station at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 2026, to press additional charges against the president of the school's parent network. The new allegation is that the president falsely used photographs and information of a deceased student to open a donation drive in the parents' Line group. On November 4, the parents had already filed a complaint on three counts: fraud, embezzlement, and computer crime offenses. The lawyer representing the victims stated that after review, they found the president had announced a fundraiser for the deceased student's family in a Line group with almost 400 members, using a personal account to receive donations. A total of 1,004 donors contributed 248,224.99 baht. The lawyer said the president handed over 60,000 baht initially to the family and another 143,200 baht on the cremation day, but the remaining roughly 45,000 baht was withdrawn for personal use without explanation. Although the president later returned the 45,000 baht to the family, the lawyer argued the offense was already complete when the money was dishonestly taken, and returning it only constitutes a confession to mitigate punishment, not an erasure of the crime. The 45,000 baht was withdrawn in two tranches — 30,000 baht and 15,000 baht — and the president could not account for how or to whom the funds were disbursed, violating the donors' intent and lacking transparency. Consequently, the victims' legal team compiled evidence and filed a criminal and civil complaint against the parent network president.
