[Aliantha]

That sounds really terrible monster. The rules for appropriate touching are just stupid though. I remember when I did my first prac, my supervising teacher said to me, "remember, don't touch the kids under any circumstances. It's against the rules." At the time I remember thinking how stupid it was. I recall when I was a kid the best teachers were the ones who would put a hand on your shoulder for reassurance every once in a while. Some of them even gave the little kids hugs and so on if they were upset. I think there'd be hell to pay if a teacher so much as considered hugging a kid these days. It's just dumb.

I hope your teacher ends up being fine monster. It'd be a shame to lose him if he's as good as you say.