High school principle shoving student down

[MPI1]

Was the principle right or wrong? I say 100 percent right and I am sure you guys will agree. But i do welcome debate if you do not agree about his actions.

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[MikeG]

Was this even controversial? Other than the girl he pushed, who else would complain?

I'm not a leo, but I suspect that school officials have a lot of discretion in maintaining order. Operators of busses, planes and ships have even more authority to maintain order. This person seems to be acting reasonably for just an ordinary citizen, let alone someone charged with maintaining order at a school. This isn't a case of punishment, it's a case of maintaining control over the situation

[wisco]

Ok you're title was a bit misleading. At first I was like "wtf? teachers should not be touching kids".

However, after reading the story I agree with his actions. Forget the fact that he's a principal, an adult, or whatever other excuse someone may come up with.

I view it like this: He was a human being protecting another human being that was being attacked. Case closed.

[retdetsgt]

I think he would have been in more trouble had he not done anything.

[icu650]

I don't see where right or wrong even comes into play. The principal did what he had to do. If the girl wasn't kicking he wouldn't be shoving. Case closed

[MPI1]

I agree with you all, however there were parents who were actually pissed off that this principle did this. I would commend the principle for acting fast.

[Ispbear]

I would guess it would be the parents of the girl that was attacking the other girl were the one's that were complaining, along with their family members. POS parents usually raise POS kids and come from POS family's. I commend the principle and he did exactly what he should of the same as a police officer. He used the least amount of force necessary to get a situation under control. Nice job to the school board for standing up for him as well. It's good to see that all common sense in not lost in this country.

[mcsap]

Who deserves the most and best protection , the attacker or the attacked ??