i think that this is screwed. how can a teacher be sued for protecting a special needs student?

the principal of nan chiau high in singapore was sacked for hitting a girl with a soft cover book. note that the girl has had a track record of truancy, bullying, lateness, etcetera, etcetera, and she was sent to his office, and there, she was pissing him off!!! taunting actually.

the incident in your case is even more trivial than my example, i think kids are just overly shielded these days.