Could this be considered suggestive?

Hi everyone, I’m going to try and keep this as short as possible. I am a teacher currently tutoring at an all girl’s summer program for low-income students. One student in particular is 12 years old and is not accepted by her fellow peers because she has admitted to being homosexual. Due to her orientation she is often ridiculed in school and struggles with her academics as a result. Due to this, I usually try to go the extra mile to help her with subjects that her mom says she typically struggles with in school. In addition to that I also allow her to sit with me in the classroom and eat her lunch in order for her to avoid the insults she commonly receives from the other students. I thought I was being helpful in doing this.

However, recently a couple of my co-workers have come to me and said that they feel the student I’m speaking of may have developed a small crush on me. I didn’t pay it any attention until this afternoon when all the other students were dismissed for the weekend and this student in particular lagged behind as she was struggling to complete an assignment. In the afternoons, I usually stand by the door as all my students commonly hug me on the way out. But when I go to hug her, upon putting her hands around me she easily lifts me off the ground. I was a bit taken aback as I had never been lifted up like that before, much less by a child. She held me for a good ten seconds or so. During that time she told me she loved me and had never had anyone care about her like I have. I just sort of chuckled and said that is what I am here for. I’m 31, 5’11 and usually fluctuate between 115 and 120 lbs while the student is 4’11 and weighs maybe around 200 or 210. So now sitting at home I am wondering if what my co-workers were saying is true. Do you guys think this was a hug of simple endearment or is it more than that? I just started teaching two years ago and have never had this happen. When she was holding me she supported my weight by folding her arms underneath my buttocks. Could that have been simply due to the height difference or was that intentional? Should I call her mom and discuss it? Please advise.