Students are more streetwise and parents watch too much television. Everybody knows his or her rights. Navigating the rights of students, parents, the public, and a host of agencies and regulations take more time than does teaching. Unfortunately, with the passing of each session of the legislature, things are likely to become more complicated. In response to complaints that children are being abused, the state has enacted laws that state that an educator commits child abuse if the educator intended to do the act, and that act which results in the child being injured.
Abuse is committed if the educator intended the act.
The teacher knew the book did not belong to the student. The student defiantly refused to return the book or give it to the teacher. The teacher grabbed the book and attempted to take it from the student. The student refused to release the book. The teacher took the student's wrist with one hand and with his other hand removed the book from the student's hand.