If the lunch box was metal, it truly was a long time ago. You may be viewing yesterday's actions through the lens of today. In today's world, there are mitigating forces that can be utilized in defense of a stutterer. While I am not a person who condones hitting people, there are times where you must lower yourself to attitudes of others to get your point across. I suspect, the previous commenter did this and was a one and done activity. I too had a similar situation where you can only take so much and reach a breaking point. And when I say times/eras have changed...I was applauded by my peers, surrounding staff, teachers, and administrators when I did this. I can not say they wanted to see me do this on a daily basis. I was never in trouble. Again there are times when sticking up for yourself requires mental and physical strength combined.