The teacher was in the wrong, period. The student was in the wrong too, but wtf is new about a 16-year old being in the wrong?
IF the teacher wanted to get physical he should have let off as soon as the kid threw the basketball and got in his space. That's when it looked like the teacher was in harm's way and he was easily within his rights to subdue the student and wait for security or a dean. Option #1.
By waiting, walking around, coming back, then talking trash, then firing off, then stalking the student trying to inflict more harm, then rag-dolling him and punching him while he's on the ground--the teacher deserves everything he gets.
You're in a school, not in the streets, and this is a child, not a grown man, and that's what I don't think some of ya'll understand. It's different rules when you're in charge of other people's children. And if you don't get it, that's probably why you're not in charge of other people's children.
The teacher was not in any physical danger as evidenced by when the situation escalated. The student couldn't do damage to the point the teacher was just walking him down. Do you think that student could have stopped that teacher from walking out of the classroom? Of course not. So as a teacher you remove yourself from the situation and don't let a child control you. Option #2.
But I'm off this fam some of ya'll just won't get it.
And I'm still
at 62K.
Get paid a year's salary because you punched your student in the face brehs.