That's your choice....but it seems to me that teachers and students are getting away from being somewhat personal and that is part of the decline in our school system. Teachers used to be someone a student with a problem could talk to. Now, some of these students don't have anyone because their parents don't care and if teachers don't want to do it because they will be accused to doing something more. Teachers used to give students hugs, especially the younger students, used to put their hands on students heads, and used to put their hands on students shoulders. It was all very innocent and 99.9% of the time it still is. What do you think about your daughters friend's mom/dad touching your daughter on the head or back? When my daughter's friends leave the house I almost always pat them on the back (NOT BUTT). Is that wrong of me as well? It's not like their parents really know me