One Mom Feels Guilty After Spilling The Beans On Students For Her Own Kids’ School Spots

This mom explains the circumstances in her own words. “My children and I moved into a new school district last year,” she began. “Although we live very close to a great school we were sent to attend another school in the district because the desired school was at capacity. I was informed right before the school year that my two children were next to be enrolled. The housing issue has slowed movers down to a near halt and we aren't really living in an area with frequent movers anyway.”

This mom got some interesting information about some of the students at the school. “I found out that a family moved out of our district to our inner city schools but was also informed the students were still attending the school in my district,” she explained. “I don't know the family, but I don't blame them. The inner city schools are terrible and problematic at best; however, our district is not open enrollment and they should no longer be attending the school. I called the principal and board of education to make a report and I was finally informed last week that my children will be attending our local school and I breathed a sigh of relief.”

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Somehow, the family of the children leaving the school found out who reported them. “The issue comes from the family that needs to pull their children from school,” she continued. “They found out I made the call and informed me that while I was doing what's best for my child I was greatly harming all four of theirs. Apparently, one of their children is autistic and thriving with their school. Turns out, three of their kids attended the school I wanted but one of them attended a special school for autistic children. They said he was non-verbal, to now telling his mom ‘I love you.’”

This mom is torn and does not know how to proceed. “I felt terrible when they said that but I also didn't make them move. They did that on their own. They have been telling people about it and of course they think I'm heartless. Some have said I'm an [expletive], but I wanted to see if I mishandled it.” This is where Reddit comes in.

The majority of the forum believes the mom is not in the wrong here.

One teacher wrote: “Aside from the fact you pay taxes in that district, the other family needs to ensure that information is correct for emergencies and ensuring districts are given proper funding.” Teachers know this firsthand.

Another commenter points out that the school district should never have told the family who ratted them out.

“Whoever told that family that you were the one to report them (whether that’s the school district or board of education) is the AH,” they stated. "They’re also incredibly stupid to open themselves up to the liability that they’ve created for themselves by revealing your identity as the complainant."

There was some dissension among commenters on the site. Some users believed everyone sucks in this tricky situation.

“The fact that the US school system is based on ZIP codes is a huge problem,” they mused. “We fund education primarily through property taxes, so the more expensive areas have the better schools. People who can't afford houses in those areas are essentially condemned to a substandard education. So basically, the US public school system is the biggest [expletive] here.”

The same user goes on to add: “The other family in this situation sucks because they were breaking the law. You suck because you threw another family under the bus. I get why you did it, but it's still an AH thing to do.”

Overall, this mom can relax and rest assured she did the right thing for her family. The other students should not have been in the school and the institution should never have told them who reported them. Maybe this will inspire the mom to run for the school board and make needed changes.