12. Teacher X, a 4th grade teacher, hit the back and pinched the side of her student A because he would not stop chatting with his seatmate. Teacher X also slapped him in front of his classmates and berated him for lacking discipline. Terrified and embarrassed, A came home crying to his mother to whom he recounted what happened. Teacher X was consequently charged with physical abuse under Republic Act No. 7610 or the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation, and Discrimination Act. Teacher X countered that she should not be convicted of physical abuse because the prosecution failed to prove that she had the intent to debase, degrade, or demean the dignity of A. She claimed that her actions were intended merely to discipline A. Is the defense of Teacher X meritorious? Reason(s).