“But we can also have mercy for people who make mistakes.”
We could and should. In the interview snippet she seemed more bewildered than anything else though, and conveyed a very nonchalant “that’s my morality” attitude about the event. If that is a fair reflection of her attitude, the school may have had little or nothing to work with. Mercy follows repentance as I understand it.
Agree that at least she is following the right course with her child. That is a start.
You may be correct. I did not see the interview.
But I do know that many people, when sins are uncovered, go through a period of denying responsibility and/or blaming others. Hopefully, this attitude is temporary.