I tend to favor David Parker's version...
Even the version from what I consider to be the biased investigative report from the School administration published by the Superintendent confirms it was a premeditated, well planned and coordinated assault: Even if referring to what I consider to be the biased investigative report from the School administration published by the Superintendent one can see it did in fact happen:
On May 17, several first graders were involved in a disagreement over who would sit where in the cafeteria. As a result, upon going outside one child took another by the hand and brought him to a third student in an area of the playground that is somewhat difficult for the adults to see. (The student who was hit said that he went willingly.) All children who saw agreed that the third student then hit the student who had been brought to him two to four times in the chest/abdomen (children’s accounts vary) and he fell to his knees. The student who was hit says he was hit when down; the other children say he wasn’t. One child reports that one student held the arm of the student who was hit; however, the child who was hit and the other children did not report this. The children involved named five children who were nearby watching but not directly involved. Several other students were close enough to see a cluster of students but not close enough to see what was happening. The student who did the hitting suggested that others also hit, but none of them did so.
premeditated - "one child took another by the hand and brought him to a third student in an area of the playground that is somewhat difficult for the adults to see" - the student was waiting
well planned - "one child took another by the hand and brought him to a third student in an area of the playground that is somewhat difficult for the adults to see" -evident by the premeditated coordination
coordinated - "one child took another by the hand and brought him to a third student in an area of the playground that is somewhat difficult for the adults to see" - the students worked together...
assault - "All children who saw agreed that the third student then hit the student who had been brought to him two to four times in the chest/abdomen (children’s accounts vary) and he fell to his knees. The student who was hit says he was hit when down; the other children say he wasn’t. One child reports that one student held the arm of the student who was hit; however, the child who was hit and the other children did not report this" clearly an assault...