DS is in Year 12 and told me that he felt really sorry for a girl in his class. They aren't friends though, just an acquaintance.
As he's now learnt she's been going through a breakup and has been feeling horrible the past few weeks. On a school trip she'd been feeling down, so someone else told DS to hug her. The girl looked at DS and said "Yes please, I'd really liked one!" so he hugged her.
The next week this girl burst into tears outside of class and had to leave the area as to not embarrass herself further. The same boy told DS to hug this girl but she walked off before anything could happen. Later on at lunch DS had a chat with the girl (she'd calmed down and was a bit more smiley). He said he would have hugged her but he was worried she'd push him away, the girl laughed and said she wouldn't have because that would have been awkward for her as well. She then she wouldn't mind another hug and he gave her one.
DS was telling me "I felt so sorry for her mum. She was sobbing." DS feels a bit weird because we're actually family friends with the girl's ex. (I know his parents). He's still friends with that girl's ex.