"Why?" Koa said, straightening his shoulders and narrowing his eyes.<br/><br/>"I'm a teacher, no matter my age, and if he thinks it's okay to hurt you, then he has another thing coming."<br/><br/>Koa sat forward quickly, then pushed himself to his feet, hands resting on the desk seriously as he leaned over to stare at her.<br/><br/>"If he insists on bothering you, hurting you, you'll come to me. Or the principal. End of story."<br/>He didn't play around with abusive situations, there was no call for them.