Praise for key principal

Your special report, “Smashing the barriers”, ( BP, Nov 25), deserves kudos, both to the Bangkok Post writer, and to Mr Prasarn Sarawong, a former school principal of rare courage and intelligence.

In today’s world, with everything having to follow political correctness, where a school principal owes his job, indeed his future to the whims of parents, the community, the Thai Ministry of Education, and more, Mr Prasarn took a chance and followed the old creed, that all kids are equal regardless of nationality, religion, or background.

Mr Prasarn deserves public recognition and an award for showing what can be achieved despite parental prejudice who did not want their precious offspring to mix with migrant children whose parents work hard to help improve their own lot as well as contribute to the Thai economy, probably working at jobs most Thais would not accept.

DAVID JAMES WONG