Thread: I have a question...

I'm not a teacher but I'm a student. I wasn't sure where else to go for any kind of advice. I've been asking a few people and they are just as clueless as I am. I figured since this is a teacher forum, I would get the best advice and opinions here about this particular situation...

I'm having an issue with a teacher at my school. I'm not in any of her classes, I just sit in on one of her classes. I'm her intern.

In the past few months, I guess we've gotten pretty close, which is fine. But she's extremely "touchy-feely" with me and I have no idea why. There are times where she'll just randomly come up to me and run her fingers through my hair or hug me for no reason.

There have been a couple of instances where she touches me and it doesnt quite seem "normal." I'll give you a couple of examples...

It must have been the third or fourth day I was sitting in on her class. Out of nowhere, she came up behind me and put her hands on my shoulders and then she started playing my hair. Then she proceeded to lean over and start talking in my ear.

Then on another occasion, we happened to be talking about something. I was sitting down and she was standing up. She ran her hand over my head. She kept her hand on the back of my head and pulled me toward her. And my head was pretty much in alignment with where her thigh was and so my head was just on her thigh and she was still holding me so I couldnt pull away from her. So, while my head was on her thigh she was rubbing and patting my back. Then she let me go and she grabbed my chin and rubbed it. She did that twice.

There was another instance where she pulled me in for a hug and held my head down to her chest. That same day, she passed by me in the hallway and just...ran her finger under my chin.

Other things have happened too but I really don't want to go into too much detail just because there might be an extremely slim chance that she might post here or read this board. And I really don't want to hear it from her on Monday if she does, so I'll just leave it at that.

I've talked to students in her other classes and they've all said she isn't like that with anyone.

I haven't complained about her to anyone. I've just talked to some of my friends that I'm pretty sure I can trust. I haven't told my parents either. I don't want to get this teacher in trouble in case her intentions are completely innocent.

So, my question is...

Where are teachers supposed to draw the line in regards to touching students?

I'd appreciate any kind of advice any of you can give me.

Sorry this was so long by the way.