You do not have to touch someone before they are allowed to defend themselves. If you approach me in a way that makes me believe you are intent on doing me harm, I am not going to wait for you to hit me before I react.suthdj wrote:From what I see the boys hands never left his side. Is being a teenage butt(being nice) grounds fot getting punched? Now I don't think teachers should be defenseless but here it appears she punched in fear not because he touched her.
His actions were threatening, is it really so surprising that she felt threatened?