Considering the real facts of this issue, I believe that it was inappropriate for the informant to report this "scandal" to the media. In my opinion, the informant most likely has a personal vendetta with individuals in the school. Or it is a common case of parental gossip. (Definition of gossip: casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true). If the freshman were dangerous to the community, he would have been removed from the school permanently. Though it was a stupid decision to create a "hit list," one must take into account that teenagers react to hormones in different ways.