Which of the following would be the least appropriate for Ms. Battakuri to use as an excuse for sending the text message?
Ms. Battakuri, a chemistry teacher, realizes that one of her students, Mika, has left a valuable personal item in the classroom at the end of the school day. Ms. Battakuri asks Mika’s friend Anna for Mika’s personal cell phone number and sends Mika a text alerting her about the forgotten item. The principal learns of the incident and reminds Ms. Battakuri that teachers are not permitted to send text messages directly to students. Which of the following would be the least appropriate for Ms. Battakuri to use as an excuse for sending the text message?
| “She has never left things behind before, so I wanted to check if she was OK.” | |
| “I had no idea this way of communicating with students was not allowed.” |
| “But it was the quickest way to get in touch with Mika before she went home!” |