My aunt is a teacher and these examples are bang on. However the one thing the article doesn't touch on are how terrified teachers are to make any physical cont

My aunt is a teacher and these examples are bang on. However the one thing the article doesn't touch on are how terrified teachers are to make any physical contact with students, regardless of the situation. All it takes is one parent to accuse them of sexual harassment and their careers are forever tainted. Not saying all contact is fair game, but a teacher putting their arm around a child who has been hurt should not be damaging to their career. The power balance is entirely out of whack.