> I’d be embarrassed for my wife being that insensitive... <
Yes, it was an insensitive remark. But it was not made with any malice. So an apology should be enough. A teacher interacts with many students every day, and dozens of topics come up. It’s not easy to be 100% on guard at all times.
I taught high school science for many years. Well, one day in lab a student asked me how to approach a problem. I answered with a quote from the Bible: “As the Bible says, Seek, and ye shall find.“
That was 20 years ago. No big deal. But today I guess some parent could accuse me of trying to indoctrinate their child.
“That was 20 years ago. No big deal. But today I guess some parent could accuse me of trying to indoctrinate their child.”
Exactly! Society has become so pussified that just having your feelings hurt is a cause for action. We can never win another war with the home front so delicate and fragile.