Student Could Face Charges for Hugging Social Worker

[proud2BlibKansan]

OLATHE, KAN. -- An Olathe junior high school student could face sexual battery charges after allegedly giving a school social worker an "inappropriate" hug, police said on Tuesday.

According to Olathe Police, a school social worker at Chisholm Trail Junior High School told an assistant principal that the boy, 13, hugged her in a way that she thought was inappropriate.

The student was contacted by the school resource officer, then released to his parents.

"The report has been taken and the incident was documented and it has been forwarded to the district attorney's office," said Sgt. Johnnie Rowland of the Olathe Police Department. "They will review it and decide from that point what action should be taken."

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[foxfeet]

1. Most social workers are accustomed to the occasional hug from clients.

Did he grope her?

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Sure wish they had defined "inappropriate"

[RC]

3. "inappropriate" is up to the prosecutors. Things were kinda slow there anyway.

[gollygee]

4. What about it did she think was inappropriate?

Did he grope her or grind up against her or something? It's possible for a hug to be inappropriate but there isn't really enough info in the article to tell.

[Jim Lane]

5. It reminded me of this song about a psychiatrist who got fired for hugging

He worked at a mental hospital and the administration didn't like the fact that he sometimes hugged the patients: (song by Fred Small).

You can beat `em down, you can hide `em away,
You can keep `em quiet with drugs,
You can strap `em and zap `em with electroshock
But you better not give `em a hug.

[HEyHEY]

6. He should accuse her of seduction, is that still a crime if you're a minor?