Tawee led the Prachachat Party team to visit Paoming Islamic school, announcing plans to revise the constitution that "restricts educational rights," highlighting policies for free education up to a bachelor's degree and unlocking student loan debt, aiming to use education to quell unrest in the South.
On 16 January 2026, reporters reported that at the Islamic Cultural School or "Paoming Islamic school" in Panare District, Pattani Province, Pol. Col. Tawee Sodsong, leader of the Prachachat Party, accompanied by Mr. Witthaya Panichpong, deputy party leader, and Mr. Abdulkohar Awepute, candidate for MP in District 4, number 2, and party-list MP candidate, met with Mr. Ibrahim Ha, the school licensee, along with a group of ustads and students to exchange ideas on solving local problems through political mechanisms.
Pol. Col. Tawee spoke about Paoming Islamic school as an institution that has brought international recognition to Thailand. He noted from his experience as secretary-general of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC) that during visits to Middle Eastern countries such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan, most Thai youth studying there were nurtured at this school, making it a "historic educational institution" focused on developing people for society without seeking profit.
Pol. Col. Tawee pointed out structural problems by criticizing the 2017 constitution as a major obstacle to youth development in the area, noting it changed the wording from the 1997 and 2007 constitutions, which required the state to support education for no less than 12 years, to now stating no more than 12 years.
"The consequence is that most private religious schools teach up to grade 12, which takes 15 years, but the current constitution pressures budgets only up to grade 9. The Prachachat Party has tried to address this in committees but was blocked by senators and some political parties. Therefore, this election is a test to see if the people want a new constitution that restores broader educational rights."
Additionally, the Prachachat Party unveiled an education welfare roadmap as a key policy, proposing reform of student loans by amending the law to eliminate interest and penalties to align with religious principles under the concept "Repay only after graduation and employment." If the borrower reaches age 55 without income, the state should cancel the remaining debt immediately.
They propose upgrading the teaching profession by increasing the allowance for Tadika and religious teachers to 5,500 baht to promote equality and morale, and offering free education up to a bachelor's degree, citing UNESCO research that investing in education is a more sustainable way to alleviate poverty than spending on infrastructure.
Pol. Col. Tawee concluded by emphasizing the party's ideology that the term "nation" in Prachachat Party's view means a citizenry grounded in diverse cultures—whether Muslim, Malay, Hmong, Karen, or Thai Buddhist—where everyone is a brother and sister entitled to equality. "We want to develop people so they can return to build the nation, just as Paoming Islamic school has always done."