Wouldn't have come all the way out then that pain is worse than childbirth for me! I have had mine slip out and go back and I would be able to walk afterwards but not when it has stayed out.
If it was full dislocation the pain level would generally be a lot higher - it does sometimes pop back in by itself but may hurt for a few days afterwards. I have issues with radial patellar dislocation in my right knee as a result of an old sporting injury, the last time it happened when I simply stepped off a kerb to cross the road. Wound up in a hip to knee brace for a week and 6 months of physio to try and avoid the need for surgery.
Definitely get it checked out, the doc should possibly send him for x-ray or ultrasound to see if there is any ligament damage and may recommend strapping for sports etc.
From someone who's knee used to dislocated at least twice a year since I was 11........I would have wanted the teacher to put it back in!!!! The pain when it is out is undescribable!!!!! Depending on what type of teacher he was (P.E teacher etc) he might have been trained to do it. Its not hard to do, you literally hold the ankle, support the knee and pull the leg hard and it pops back in. I used to roll over the wrong way in bed and my knee would dislocate....it took until I was 16 and they thought my legs had "finished growing" for the to give me a knee reconstruction.
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