Police Train 2,200 Nonthaburi Teachers for Safer Schools
Police from the "Jor-Jae" team trained 2,200 teachers from 94 Nonthaburi schools on school safety, covering drug prevention, online scams, bullying, and crisis management. The workshop included a simulated hostage scenario to practice emergency response. Officials emphasized teachers' critical role as first responders in protecting students from modern threats.
The "Jor-Jae" police team mobilized to empower 2,200 teachers in building safe schools and staying alert to criminal dangers, featuring an intense simulated scenario. On November 14, 2026, Pol. Lt. Col. Thira Det Thammasuthee, Deputy Commander of the Crime Suppression Division, led the "Jor-Jae Catch Thieves" lecturer team alongside the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization. They shared expertise on narcotics investigations, online scams, and bullying to protect children and youth from threats, as well as crisis management in schools, for administrators, teachers, and education personnel from all 94 schools in Nonthaburi — about 2,200 people — at the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization Gymnasium.
Presiding were Ms. Panissara Kanchanajitra, Deputy Governor of Nonthaburi; Ms. Monthacha Aphinayachinphap, Deputy Secretary of the Nonthaburi PAO, acting as PAO President; Ms. Sujitra Totab, Director of Prasat Wittaya Nonthaburi School; and Dr. Jarun Jarusara, Director of Suan Kularb Wittayalai Nonthaburi School.
The event was held under the Nonthaburi Virtuous School Promotion Project, themed "Change Leaders: Creating Safe Educational Institutions Free from Bullying and Crime," aiming to enhance knowledge and skills in handling criminal threats and promote teachers' roles in monitoring, preventing, and ensuring student safety.
In the first session, Pol. Lt. Col. Thira Det Thammasuthee conveyed experience from major investigations through case studies on scammers and online crimes, including deception methods, impersonation, and psychological coercion of victims, as well as bullying issues, so teachers can observe warning signs, monitor risks, and assist students appropriately.
Additionally, the lecturer team presented on drug dangers in schools, covering behaviors that lure youth, risk patterns, and abnormal signs teachers should recognize to promote prevention and a student support system before they enter the drug cycle. A key highlight was a simulated scenario of a gunman taking hostages inside a school, allowing participants to learn crisis management from threat assessment, life protection, communication and incident reporting, to information handover to authorities. There were also Q&A sessions and observation-memory skill drills to reflect the importance of presence of mind and decision-making under pressure.
In the closing session, Pol. Capt. Thanyaphirisit Julaphiphop, aka "Sergeant Jae," shared experiences and perspectives from duty through stories of sacrifice, determination, and overcoming obstacles to inspire and energize teachers, reflecting the value of the teaching profession as opportunity-givers and key figures who can change children's lives.
Pol. Lt. Col. Thira Det Thammasuthee stated the concept: "Criminal threats today are closer to children than we think — scammers, drugs, bullying, and violent incidents. Teachers may be the first to spot abnormal signs or face emergencies. We therefore want to impart knowledge, observation skills, situational assessment, and calm decision-making so teachers can protect and care for students appropriately, returning with confidence and morale, because one teacher may play a vital role in protecting and changing a child's life beyond measure."
This seminar thus blends real investigative knowledge, simulated scenario learning, and inspiration so education personnel can bring knowledge back to develop safety systems and emergency plans for their institutions.
