"Early on in my career, I ended up sharing information with a group of parents before the school had made the official announcement to share it. The information was about a changing calendar for the following school year, so it was not anything top secret. However, I did not realize that the information had not yet been released to families, and not before long, several parents were asking me questions about it. At that point, I told my principal that I had told several parents without knowing I wasn't supposed to, and I apologized and explained to all parents that I couldn't provide any more details until the school released the information. In the end, I learned to be cautious as to what information I share with families without specific permission and to make sure the school can communicate information to families first, in an official capacity."