Ask Amy
March 8, 2010 • Amy Leighton
Filed under Student Life
My old friends at school are in a group full of trouble makers. I ran a bit wild with them at one point, but now I got away from my old friends. Recently I heard that they are planning to vandalize a teacher’s house. Who knows? It might even become personal.
I am not a part of it. I did not plan it. I did not approve it, or anything else. Should I tell the teacher involved? We never really got along. He probably won’t believe. I don’t want to see anything bad happen. But if it does, I don’t want to get ANY of the blame for it. What should I do?
Sincerely Change of Heart
Tell your parents. Then, sit down with your school principal. With your parents if it is possible. If the teacher is available, have him there too. Tell the principal exactly what you said in this letter. Heck, take the letter with you! This is an adult matter and the principal is ultimately responsible for the staff and students. That’s why they get the most pay and the reserved parking spot.
You will also want to talk with them about making sure you are safe too. People sometimes get upset if their plans ruined. See if it is possible to have the entire matter confidential.
Amy Leighton
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My best friend has gone off the deep end over a boy she met. She is fourteen and he is seventeen and they’re really involved. They are planning a weekend away (she won’t tell me where) but I think it involves breaking in an abandon house. He’s going to drive and she is getting a friend to lie and say she is spending the weekend at her house. It is all she talks about. They will be drinking; this guy drinks a lot. All our friends think he is so romantic. I am worried. Ever since she met this guy, she isn’t any fun anymore. I think her mother should know but I don’t want to do it. She would never talk to me again.
Sincerely Worried and Confused
Lying, breaking in, illegal drinking, and the possibility of disease or pregnancy are serious issues. Your friend is not thinking clearly. Her mother needs to be notified. Some things are bigger than friendship. Talk to her mother. Sometimes being a true friend involves saving someone’s neck even when they put the noose on themselves.
Amy Leighton
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