Mahidol Wittayanusorn School (MWITS) is ready to welcome back the 11th grader who burned down its library building, the school's academic adviser and its former director Thongchai Chewpreecha said yesterday.
The Galya Rajanagarindra Institute is observing the boy's behaviour and mental health, which would take two weeks as his family and inquiry officials had requested.
The 16-year-old boy [whose identity is being withheld, because he is a minor] set fire to the building early on Sunday morning.
Thongchai said it was possible to allow him to study at the school again, however, that depended on his decision and that of his parents. Thongchai was concerned also about opposition from staff and parents.
School administrators will discuss the issue with his parents to examine how the events will influence the boy's educational future.
"We want people to see that this case was caused by personal pressure - but not as presented by the media who thought it was driven by the school's pressure, which is not true. I'm worried that [such a conclusion] would affect most students here," said Thongchai.