To report this? What would happen?

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I work with children in a school, and within earshot of pupils, a colleague called her husband a f*** c...

I was shocked, horrified, don't know what to do. She shouted it 3 times. I don't think kids heard. What will happen to her if I report it?

Mind your own business. tattletale are so annoying

God, I've had an embarrassing flashback.
I used to work at a boys' high school and one day, in the middle of teaching, I urgently needed to pass wind. I quickly ducked into the room next door, under the pretence of needing a whiteboard pen, and let one out.
It must have been louder than expected and my pen excuse had fooled no one. On my return, the boys were slumped across their desks, crying with laughter

When was this? Schools are closed for Easter.

Boarding school? They will have staff and children today.

The children were waiting for buses to take them home.

So you overhear a private fight, between people who work with but don't know, and have never seen aggressive begphaviour from, which you heard because you were alone in the classroom, and a group of noisy children next door may or may not (probably didn't) hear it and you want to report her because you were shook by the language, and want her disciplined..... or maybe instead, do you know wnayone who knows her better? Or even slip a note in her pigeon box (if those still exist) anonymously, saying your sorry, but you overheard quite an aggressive argument with her husband, and wanted to let her know, not to embarrass her, but that to remind her the walls are thin. I wouldn't be running off to report a singular event, no.

Boarding school?

They we’re waiting for a bus home.

Leave well alone, wait and see if it happens again. Or why not check your colleague is ok? Mention you heard shouting and wanted to see if she needed anything?

It is very unprofessional behaviour. A member of staff in a school should not be arguing with another colleague and shouting 'You're a fucking cunt' at them, 3 x, wherever they are at work. The fact that he is her DH and they were in a classroom alone does not make it acceptable.
I know what I would have done as Deputy Head, I know what I would do now as a School Improvement Advisor if I heard it in a school. It needs addressing by a line manager- it's unprofessional and shouldn't happen. It suggests her boundaries are muddied between school/home, or that she has poor self-control.

No they won't. Live in staff, yes, but no children. Boarders go home for the holidays (Xmas, Easter and summer at the very least) or to a UK guardian if going home isn't possible.

At the most give her a heads up about being able to hear. Otherwise just drop it. It was after the end of the work day and clearly there is something unusual going on. No need to add to their worries.

Was the person actually addressing their partner, i.e they were having a face to face row?
I guess that's unprofessional. But other than that it was a private conversation between adults, after the school day has technically finished.
There's no proof the kids could've heard.
If you need to say something, could you not just pop your head round the door...say something 'i know the feeling, haha. But watch the volume as last thing I need is Timmy overhearing and yelling the c word'

Unlikely..... One of the few holidays that align with normal schools.

So she was on the phone in a room she was alone in with no kids? I’d just tell her you can hear her through the walls, she may not have realised. No need to snitch.

I’m sure she won’t have used any language the kids are unfamiliar with!

I wouldn’t be reporting this.

When did this happen?

“Or even slip a note in her pigeon box (if those still exist) anonymously, saying your sorry, but you overheard quite an aggressive argument with her husband, and wanted to let her know, not to embarrass her, but that to remind her the walls are thin. I wouldn't be running off to report a singular event, no.”

^ This

This happened on the last day of term.

Thanks for the advice. It's highly unprofessional with kids around. And does sound like she has a lot going on to have this outburst.

Nope, I wouldn't report. I'd go about my day & mind my business

I wouldn't. She may be fired. Everyone makes mistakes. Other colleagues will nit be supportive or your telling on her.

Don’t be a busybody

Urgh. So you don't think anyone else besides you actually heard them? absolutely don't report this. I'd be far more inclined to check that my colleague was okay first - you have no idea what's going on in other people's lives.

Unless she swore at the kids or at you I’d butt out and mind my business.

You sound overly dramatic at best, at worst a snitch.

Unusual given today is a bank holiday and schools are on Easter hols...

Mind your own business then.