Mom Asks If She Was A Jerk For Getting A Teacher Fired For Not Letting Her Daughter Eat In Class

I normally side pretty hard with teachers; I am one, I deeply respect what they do, and they work insanely hard for so, so little.

But this one’s a bit of a head-scratcher.

u/Whole_Pattern_5589 hopped on r/AmITheAsshole to ask if she was the asshole for getting a teacher fired when the teacher wouldn’t let her daughter eat in class.

I mean, that title sounds pretty dickish… But as with most AITA posts, there’s more to the story than just the title.

“My (47F) daughter (13F) is type 1 diabetic and sometimes hypoglycemic. Due to this, we set up a 504 that says she can eat a snack in class whenever needed, along with other accommodations.”

So, okay, the daughter is diabetic and hypoglycemic. Right away I can tell that my mind is going to change a little here.

“Anyways, at one point one of her teachers, who is apparently a new teacher, denies her a snack while hypoglycemic. She nearly passes out but in the next class she is in, the teacher has enough common sense to let her eat a snack before passing out at school. When she told me, I immediately called the teacher. When she called back, I lectured her and told her that she needed to let my daughter eat a snack when needed. She says snacks aren’t allowed in class but I tell her that due to my daughter’s 504 she is legally required to give my daughter an exception to that rule, and recommended she give it another read. Before hanging up, I tell her that if she does this again I will contact the principal and let him know. I recorded this call on my husband’s phone by the way.”

So here we learn that the mother calls the teacher already pretty irate and tells the teacher that the daughter MUST be able to have a snack. Yeah, maybe calmer heads and what not, but still, teacher was warned…

“A month goes by and the same thing happens again. I request a meeting with the principal and my husband plays back the call between me and the teacher. I tell him she has done this twice and needs to have a talk with her.”

Here’s where my mind changes. THE TEACHER DOES IT AGAIN?!

“Turns out, he actually fired her for ADA violations. How do I know? I ran into her at publix. She told me that it’s my fault I got her fired over “some stupid snacks” and I need to stop raising an entitled brat. Instead of arguing back I just walked away. Was I really TA? Did I actually go too far?

Alright, here’s the crux of the issue: was this mother an a-hole for getting the teacher fired? After the teacher called the kid an “entitled brat,” I’m kind of leaning toward no.

Here’s what Reddit had to say:

“NTA “It’s your fault that you threw your career away over ‘some stupid snacks’,” wrote StAlvis.

Graflex01867 pointed out that the teacher knew: “NTA. I studied to be an art teacher for a while, and we talked quite a bit about students having special accommodations (and how to deal with them.) This teacher should have known better, no question about it.”