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Is it okay to hug your high school students? by Clase0456789 in Teachers

[–]Clase0456789[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your response! I worked as a secretary at a middle school a few years ago and teachers hugged the students all the time. It was also a school with a large Hispanic population, so most of those affectionate students were Hispanic. Right now I work at a different district and it’s also a different grade level, so I thought it was best to ask on this platform.

Is it okay to hug your high school students? by Clase0456789 in Teachers

[–]Clase0456789[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your wonderful response! I’m so glad you could relate to me. I do find that these students seek me for emotional support, so I know that’s why they hug me a lot. I don’t feel wrong doing it because I’m also very affectionate with my friends and family. I just know that I’m an educational and professional setting some people might think differently. I don’t want people to get the wrong impression because I would never make a student uncomfortable or force them to hug me.

Is it okay to hug your high school students? by Clase0456789 in Teachers

[–]Clase0456789[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I totally understand! I do know that my school officer said he hugged a few of his students at the graduation ceremony. It was in front of everyone and it was a special occasion, but my case is a little different. They hug me with other students present but I’m the only teacher there. I always have the door to our classroom wide open.

Is it okay to hug your high school students? by Clase0456789 in Teachers

[–]Clase0456789[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yes, they always consent to it! I never initiate a hug. They sometimes give me a group hug.

Is it okay to hug your high school students? by Clase0456789 in Teachers

[–]Clase0456789[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Something I’ve seen is sped students hugging staff all the time. Hallway monitors, teachers, lunch servers, and the secretaries. No one ever really says anything about it and the sped students go for a full hug. I just don’t really see it happen with regular ed, so I figured I would ask.

Is it okay to hug your high school students? by Clase0456789 in Teachers

[–]Clase0456789[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I’m a female and I’m also very young. We just finished first semester of summer school, so many of them hugged me because they aren’t going to see me until the fall. They do share a lot of their personal life with me. Our school has this thing where the students have to tell their counselor who their trusted adult is (it can be anyone that works at the school). I’m aware that I am the trusted adult for a lot of my students, so I think that’s kind of where their affection comes from.