High school drama can quickly spiral out of control.

This woman narrates a story about when she was a high school student.

She heard upsetting news about a classmate’s family tragedy.

She quietly told a close friend of the girl involved as a way to show and offer support.

But what she did got her into trouble when she was accused of spreading a rumor.

Check out the full story below for all the details.

AITA for “Telling The Whole School” A Classmates Parent Died?

This happened over 10 years ago, but I still get heated thinking about it.

I’m using fake names, by the way.

In high school, I rode the bus with kids from my neighborhood.

One morning, a girl (Sue) didn’t get on the bus.

Another girl (Tammy) loudly announced that Sue’s dad had died in a hit-and-run the night before.

This girl told the news to her friend who was close to Sue.

I was horrified.

I wasn’t close to Sue, but one of my best friends (also named Tammie) was.

When we got to school, I quietly pulled Tammie aside and told her what I’d overheard.

I made it clear I was not sure if it was true.

But since she was close to Sue, she might want to reach out or just give her space.

I also asked her not to spread it.

A teacher stormed into their classroom and blamed her for spreading rumors.

About 30 minutes later, while I was in homeroom, another teacher stormed in.

She pointed at me and started screaming that I was a horrible person for spreading rumors and should be ashamed of myself.

Everyone in class was shocked, including my homeroom teacher.

She demanded I apologize and then, stormed out.

I had no idea what was happening and was embarrassed.

She went to her friend Tammie and found out what happened.

After class, I found Tammie. She was crying and explained what happened.

Apparently, a boy on the bus told his whole class (Sue’s homeroom) what Tammy had said.

When chaos broke out, their teacher demanded to know where he heard it.

He said “Tammy.” The teacher assumed he meant my friend, Tammie.

Confronted and scared, she said it came from me.

Tammie apologized to her as she got treated as the villain.

That’s when the teacher stormed into my class.

Tammie apologized for saying it was me, but I didn’t blame her as I knew there was miscommunication.

Still, I was treated like the villain while Tammy (the original loudmouth) and the boy who spread it further faced no consequences.

The teacher never asked for my side of the story, and there was never a follow-up.

She felt awful, but didn’t bother to confront the teacher.

I felt awful for a week and never confronted the teacher because I was too anxious back then.

So, AITA?

I only told my friend because she was close to Sue, and I tried to handle it delicately.

If I hadn’t told her, I think the chaos would’ve happened anyway.

Let’s read the responses of other people to this story.

This person gives their honest opinion.

The teacher’s attitude made zero sense, says this one.

This user makes a valid point.

Here’s another insightful remark.

Finally, this one thinks it’s time to let it go.

You can’t defend your good intentions if they only listen to one side of the story.

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