Teacher's Son Becomes Bullying Target After Father Reveals His Cheating

OP, a high school math teacher, recently faced a challenging situation involving his son and cheating. His son, in his first year of high school, had become popular among his classmates and was doing well in OP's classes, as were his classmates.

One day, OP discovered a WhatsApp group on his son's phone called "Exam Answers," where his son had been sharing answers to OP's exams. This was particularly disappointing as OP had trusted his son and kept the answers in a notebook, which his son had secretly photographed.

Determined to teach his son a lesson, OP decided to take action. He intentionally wrote down all the answers incorrectly in his notebook. He figured that if the students paid attention, they would realize the answers were wrong.

However, during the next exam, all the students used the incorrect answers. This led to the entire class failing the test. OP confronted his son at home, revealing that he knew about the cheating and had set up the trap to teach him a lesson.

As a consequence, OP's son and his classmates had to take summer classes due to their poor performance.

Now in the second year, OP is no longer his son's teacher, but the repercussions of his actions are still being felt. His son has become ostracized by his peers, who call him a cheater and accuse him of intentionally making them fail.

They also harass him during exams, accusing him of cheating to annoy him. This has resulted in a strained relationship between OP and his son. Although OP has been strict with his son's studies since the incident, the emotional toll is evident.

Recently, a colleague expressed concern about OP's son, prompting OP to talk to him about the bullying. His son's dismissive response, "It's not my problem," highlighted the gravity of the situation.

Despite his good intentions, OP now realizes he underestimated the long-term consequences of his actions on his son's school life.

OP is a high school math teacher

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One day, OP found out that his son was sending OP's exams to his friends

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OP was disappointed and he decided to trick his son and his classmates

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After the exam, all of OP's son's friends stopped talking to him and everyone is making fun of him

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OP and his son now have a very cold relationship

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OP doesn't believe this counts as public humiliation

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OP's wife agrees with other Redditors who are saying that OP should have handled this differently

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OP should have handled this more professionally

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OP could have done that in the first place

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A failure on OP's part

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Redditors had a lot of questions for OP

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It's weird that everyone in the classroom was cheating

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This situation highlights the delicate balance parents and educators must maintain when addressing issues of dishonesty and misconduct.

OP intended to instill a lesson in responsibility, but the approach led to unforeseen social and emotional consequences.

Moving forward, OP is committed to supporting his son and repairing their relationship while addressing the bullying and its effects.