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Confused
By luv2tch

I do not agree with tattling by any means. However, I think some circumstances may negate it. For example, a student spits on another at recess. The recess teacher states it won't go home to mom that it happened. Parent
of child who got spit on works at the school and would be appalled that she was not told. After all, we are talking about things that could potentionally be health concerns. In my opinion, this behavior should not be swept under the carpet as a I won't tell mom if it never happens again situation.
Now with that said, I am confused on some things with your story. One, who was outside

when you dropped your students off and went to the office? It sounds like no one by your story. You want the principal to discuss making sure someone is on duty before you leave your kids. Did you do that? Also who was this parent on the playground? Did the parent work at the school? As a parent, I probably would not follow the chain of command for safety issues such as these. As a teacher, I know they can happen. As a teacher, I would talk with my peers first. I'm just putting myself in the shoes of a parent that doesn't work at a school. I really feel that you should have let the princpal know what was going on yourself. It could have been more of a heads up situation as opposed to a tattling situation. The reason I say this is because I feel like someone should let the principal know an angry parent is on his/her way. I do not agree with tattling just to get someone in trouble but it really depends on all the circumstances. If there was not a teacher outside when you dropped your kids off, then had you stayed, you might have found out you had duty before any classes were left alone.