No bs that is why America is so full of pussies. You never ever ever disrespect an adult to that level ever. If my kid had the audacity to ever do that he wouldn't want to come home. That kid won't get disciplined at home. They shouldn't allow that type of discipline but it certain circumstances like this they should make exceptions.
Then thats the parents problem. But if I was the parent, Id make sure my kid was disciplined when he got home. Let me handle my kid, not another adult. The problem is that youre assuming no child is going to be disciplined at home, thus the teacher should do it. This then also takes all power out of the parents hands. If that was my child, youre sure as shit he would be disciplined at home, and I would not want a teacher touching my child.
Disagree again. Unless the school teachers life was in imminent danger, this is taking it too far. As stated, a shitty parent would allow another person to physically hit their child. Maybe we should allow grown men to punch 12 year olds in the face? :/ Its even more problematic when its a school teacher.
Oh please, children disrespected their teachers all the time, in all different eras. There is this false notion that children back in the 1950's, 60's, 70's were little angels. Its kind of like the whole, "When I was your age, I walked 80 miles to school with no shoes on, and we never ever talked back to adults." Sure.

I guess we forgot the 1960s and 1970s, where teenagers totally revolted against their parents and were out partying and doing all sorts of drugs, etc. Disobeying authorities, etc.