Confidential Responses

• "I heard you're working at the school... Is that 5th grade teacher as mean as everyone says?"

• "I'm an employee at the school now, it wouldn't be fair to talk about other employees."
or
• "Employees aren't allowed to talk about one another outside of school, sorry."

• "Who's the funny looking kid that flaps his hands all the time?"

• "Student information is confidential to everyone but his parents and teachers."
or
• "Sorry, I can't talk about kids outside of school."

• "What's the scoop on Gail… I heard her husband…?"

• "Gail's my fellow employee as well as my friend now, I can't discuss her private life."

• "What's wrong with Suzanna?"

• "Student information is protected by law. I'd be breaking the law if I spoke about any student outside of school."

• "I heard Jason is doing better with that new special ed teacher."

• "Jason's progress is confidential. It's not okay for me to discuss it."

• "Is Tanya in the special reading class?"

• "Placement of students is a confidential matter. We're not allowed to speak about student placements outside of school."