I am employed at a company and work with non-neurotypical students. This week we had a “superhero day,” so I dressed up as Captain Marvel. The next day, one of the students said “Oh, yeah, Katie (Name changed of course) posted a picture of you on their instagram story.” I had had no knowledge that my picture had been taken or posted, and I was mildly uncomfortable with that. Not so much that a picture had been taken, but that it was taken and posted without asking me. After much deliberating overnight, I spoke to the office managers, and expressed my discomfort of not being asked, but reiterated that I didn’t want the student to get in trouble. They said “Oh yeah, totally, we’ll have a quick chat about privacy and ask that it get taken down.”

I went home, feeling a little bad, and talked about it with my mom, who said that the student was praising me through the picture and that I was being too hypersensitive. Now I don’t know what to feel. 

So, AITA? Was I within my rights? 

Thank you all for your opinions!