The dialogue from the teachers is precisely in line with what I experienced in gradeschool. I&#x27;m sure you can find dozens of others to corroborate: there&#x27;s something about school administration that seems to attract (or create?) petty authoritarians who convince themselves that any slight against their person is an egregious crime in and of itself.<p>&gt; 1997 also seems very very early for this kind of activity<p>It wasn&#x27;t.<p>&gt; Also is it being implied the American friend gave up his identity?<p>Could have been the teacher saw his reaction, overheard rumors, or asked&#x2F;coerced the information from other students.