Second Student-on-Teacher School Shooting in Thailand Within Six Months

On 7 August 2026, a student fatally shot a teacher and wounded four others at a school near Bangkok before taking his own life. Six months earlier, a 17-year-old killed a school director in Hat Yai with a stolen police firearm. Both attacks involved minors targeting educators on school grounds. Thai officials issued safety directives after the first incident, though enforcement remains unclear.