Teen Films Teacher to Expose Schools Lies: AITA for Standing Up Against Yelling?

This wasn’t a “teen drama” situation, it was a full-on school conflict with a recording, a PTSD trigger, and a mom who said filming was fine.

A 15-year-old in 8th grade says their math teacher, who yells at the entire class, has been setting off anxiety flares. After the student’s record includes a headphone accommodation because of the yelling, the teacher went off again, told them to take their hand off their ear, and the student started filming on their phone. The twist? The mom had already agreed to filming to check whether the school was lying about teachers who yell, and the student shared the recording with her.

Now the question is, was the student protecting themselves or crossing a line by capturing the teacher’s voice?

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Aitah for filming my teacher's voice to prove a point to my mother that the school is lying? I (15yrfm) have been getting yelled at by my math teacher.

Let's call her S. for stupid things.

And it's not just me, it's the entire class. Like getting a question wrong or talking when she's outside of the room.

I have PTSD from things my parents did and that was put into my school record when I came to this school. I am in 8th grade.

My therapist and psychiatrist put it into my record stating that I needed headphones because of the teacher's yelling because it was causing my anxiety to flare up. Well, one night my teacher was yelling at me again and I put my hand on my ear (I did have my headphones but I was scared to put them on because I thought she might break them) and she yelled at me "TAKE YOUR HAND OFF YOUR EAR I'M NOT EVEN YELLING THAT LOUD".

I was filming on my phone - either for that incident or a different one. Because the night before I had asked my mom if the school tried to deny the fact that they have teachers who yell.

She said they did. So I asked her if she'd be okay with me filming on my phone of the teacher yelling.

She said yes. So I filmed on my phone when she was yelling and also how loud the cafeteria was.

I had certain friends who knew I was filming but weren't in my math class. My math teacher has no idea I filmed her voice (not face).

And my history teacher confirmed days later that it is okay to film in public places. (I know there are schools that consider classrooms private.

Mine is one of them). So I showed the recording to my mother once I had it of my math teacher yelling.

AITAH for filming my math teacher's voice, catching the physical evidence of her yelling, or do I just need to do charter school because I can't handle "teachers' authority"? If you all want to see the video, DM me so I can send you the link.

Or if you want more info DM me.

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The moment the teacher demanded the student remove their hand and insisted she “wasn’t even yelling that loud,” the whole thing turned from “classroom conflict” into “evidence time.”

After the mom said filming was okay and the student recorded both the yelling and the cafeteria noise, the situation stopped being hypothetical and became a real exhibit for their case.

With friends aware of the recording and the history teacher saying filming in public is allowed, the student is stuck between “rules” and “what actually happened in that room.”

We'd love to hear your take on this situation. Share your thoughts below.

Nobody wants to be the villain for recording the sound of getting yelled at.

Before you judge, read why this teen refused to tell their family about therapy.