When I was PAID to "understand and deal with" children who had psychological disorders, a small part of what I was PAID to do was physically restrain ("hug") children with Autism during intense or stressful emotional situations. That was and still is considered appropriate and
beneficial conduct in
that particular context. Now, turn around and post a generic hypothetical, "a staff member at school put his arms around my daughter and held her close to his body" without ANY context what-so-ever. Sounds a bit more "creepy" when taken out of context, you think?