. >> reporter: but back on that spring morning, aiden's teacher barbara ramirez received complaints aideno she took him directly to cynthia ambrose for a healthy dose of her trademark "tough love." >> miss ramirez walked into my classroom, upset, talking about how he had punched some girls and kicked some boys. and i was like, "what do you want me to do?" i said, "do you want me to scare him?" >> reporter: in keeping with her m.o., she takes discipline to a whole new level. she stands aiden in front of the class, and makes an outrageous appeal to her students. . >> i turned around and said, does want to show him what it feels like? i was expecting my class to say, "yes." and i turned to aiden, "you see, would you want your friends to hit you?" >> reporter: sure enough, a student took the dare and suddenly 6-year-old aiden was under assault. >> it happened so fast that next thing i know, i hear this hit. >> reporter: aiden's mom, amy is horrified by what she says happens next. >> miss ambrose took it upon herself to have her kids line up and hit aiden. some in the face. some in the back. s