[FreedomCalls]

After googling for some more information, it looks like the story is wildly exaggerated. The teacher only cut the boy's tongue. It wasn't cut off at all. It required five stitches but was still attached. <Emily Litella voice> Never mind. </Emily Litella voice>

[kinoxi]

That's all?

[CarrotAndStick]

The tongue is a highly complex body part. If she severed off a few branches of nerves, then that tongue is disabled for good, even if the wound heals.

[metmom]

The teacher only cut the boy's tongue.

Like that's better? It's OK with you because she only cut the boys tongue?

The fact that she did it is the issue regardless of the level of harm she caused. It's irrelevant whether the tongue was severed or not. She could have very easily done more than she intended. She should not have touched that kid with the intent to harm. That was assault at the very least.