Speelgoedmannetje wrote:
She wasn't assaulted, not in a physical way nor in a mental way.
The kid could as well set in the corner for an hour as punishment.
as I said earlier, if one's attacked physically, it's perfectly legal to defend yourself with violence.
I Would just like to point out that at my high school, a gym teacher/wrestling coach was threatened by a student who was wielding a knife. The coach took the student to the ground, and placed him in a hold until security arrived. The coach never struck the student or used any aggressive behavior.
The following day the teacher was promptly fired.
I don't know how it is in Europe, but in Michigan and Illinois, you cannot touch a child no matter what.
The school systems here have made that a provision to protect themselves from countless lawsuits and threats of lawsuits from inadequate parents who continually want teachers to raise their kids for them, and at the same time never believe that their child could ever do anything wrong no matter what.
This is the country that is also currently having a lawsuit against a school by the salutatorian who felt she should have been valedictorian and that it was unfair.
If you don't live in a lawsuit-happy country you're lacking a bit of perspective on the issue when it comes to American schools.
