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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]HS teacher here. I would absolutely defend myself against anyone, including a student, if I was ever attacked.  Most of my students are much bigger than me and I would defend myself in any way possible if I was in danger of physical harm.

I would NOT struggle with them for any electronic device or try to get it back. They could take it. I would not physically get in their way if they tried to leave. Let them go. That’s the difference. [/quote]

I’m a high school teacher and that’s what I said. First of all, the fact they were in a verbal fight to begin with is bad. You don’t get into power struggles with kids. When the kid reaches for the device he should have let him take it and smash it or whatever. It’s school property, why should we go creating a physical altercation over school property? So yea the kid is the aggressor but unfortunately the totality of events makes it clear the teacher had other options for deescalation he chose not to use and when the kid grabs the computer the teacher is the one that escalates it to a physical altercation. [/quote]

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