My DS is in year 7. A boy who he went to primary school with (they were in different classes) goes to the same secondary - i'll call him boyA. This boy's mum and I have never really spoken much. We're in a couple of the same whatapp groups but I don't have her number saved. She phoned me tonight and said 'hi User125179313, can I speak to your DS?'. I asked why and she said she wanted to talk to him about an incident that occurred at school. I wasn't with DS at the time so said i'd speak to him and call her back. I spoke to DS and the incident didn't actually involve him, it involved another boy and boyA but my DS did overhear some of it. I called the mum back and told her what DS had told me and she said 'can I speak to him myself?'. I told her I didn't feel that was necessary as I had already told her what he had heard. She said (quite aggressively) 'in that case I will just call the school and they can get all the parents in instead. I phoned you because I know your DS was nearby and I thought as we knew each other you'd be willing to help me'. I told her that I would put the phone on loudspeaker so DS could repeat what he had already told me but if she felt the incident was that serious, she should be contacting the school anyway.
Am I unreasonable to think it's odd to phone another mum (that you barely know) and ask to speak to their child? I don't think I would ever do that but she made it sound like I was being unreasonable for saying no! Am i??