A Tennessee father was reportedly upset after learning that his daughter had been criticized at school for bringing a Monster Energy drink to class. Although the incident might initially seem like an overreaction by school staff, the science teacher involved, known as Hellohellocat, explained that her classroom had a strict “water-only” policy, which the student had violated. During a disagreement over whether the student should be allowed to bring the energy drink, the teacher referred to it as “poison,” prompting the girl’s father to email the principal about the matter.
Hellohellocat shared the full story on r/Teachers, though much of her content was later removed by Reddit moderators. Her entire account was also deleted, with little explanation beyond an edit on her post that read: “The angry parents found this one, I’m out!” While her original post reportedly earned around 6,000 upvotes before being removed, her follow-up “Update” post nearly reached 30,000 views within a day, with many readers taking her side.
According to the science teacher, her decision to describe the daughter’s energy drink as “poison” was not only about classroom rules or the student’s health; it was also personal. Hellohellocat explained that she had experienced a series of cardiac issues that she believes were caused by frequent energy drink consumption. “I ended up going to the ER,” she wrote.
The teacher also claimed that the student involved in the argument was failing her class. She said she hoped the principal would arrange a meeting with the father so she could first discuss his daughter’s grades before addressing the energy drink comment. Hellohellocat further alleged that the dad had ignored eleven calls and emails from her over the course of the school year.
Reddit Users Strongly Criticized the Father for His Reaction and for Being Negligent
Some users expressed concern that the Tennessee father might be a negative influence on his daughter.
“Sounds like she definitely has learned behaviors from home. Such a shame.”
“As a parent: OP teacher has done exactly what they should, and this student’s father has failed her. another added.
Other Redditors emphasized the potential dangers of energy drinks like Monster for children and accused the father of acting irresponsibly.
“This is dumb… parents are ridiculous being upset about something like this…”
“This is why teachers quit. When it’s stuff like this but repeatedly throughout the day for the entire year.”
Unfortunately, unless the science teacher returns under a new Reddit username to share what happened with the student and her father, readers may never know the outcome of the meeting, as she has since deleted her account.
