Yea, I'm at a crossroads with this. You arnt supposed to hit kids and be the adult, but some of those kids are bad af and have no manners or respect. Worst part is most of them get it from their parents, who only encourage their wild behavior and dont correct them at all when they find out about the incident.
I know all that cuz I had friends and fam that worked in public schools, in various jobs & at various grad levels. Few years back a cousin of mine told a story of some kid in highschool where he worked, stepping to him talking crazy. He had to let that kid know straight up if he hit him, he didnt care if he got fired, cuz he was gunna break his jaw. When the kid saw that he wasnt playing he began to act like he had sense.
Shit is a hard job, but sometimes some of these teachers really purposely trigger some of these students. And other times he students are just lookign for a fight.