Both the teacher & the student are wrong. All they proved is the ability to push each others buttons. Both could have resorted to other means to get their point across.
When I was 10 another kid & I got into trouble for secretly tape recording a teacher who was often verbally abusive & highly over-emotional. We meant to record the class, and turn the tape over to our prinipal as proof. We caught halfway through class & got lectured. Of course, the principal had to look into the situation we had brought to light, but nothing changed.
I also recall a situation where a student was punched in the stomach by a teacher who thought the student was troublesome. It was unfounded, the student wasn't troublesome. The teacher was immediately fired & we never heard what happened to him.
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