There is nothing wrong with a teacher hugging a student. Most of the time it's a female student hugging a female teacher, but is it really that big of a deal for a female student to give a male teacher a hug? As far as the student that smacked the teacher on the backside. That student should be suspended from school for the entire school year. There is no place for that in our school systems. It's okay to be friendly and joke around, but butt smacking is going way too far