Tattle Tale

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I guess I understand this, but maybe you parents can tell me what you would have done. So, after judging the drama yesterday (monologue, duo, and group), the room had cleared out, except for me, the other two judges, and the emcee. A woman, maybe 30, with a baby came up to the emcee, pulled him aside, and started talking to him. I heard bits and pieces, but once she left, the emcee explained her complaint. She had been watching the other parents in the room, and she had sat by one, that were mouthing lines or prompting their kids when their child would forget where they were. She even described the two parents who had done that. Well, we knew that! We were seated at the front. Anything their child heard, we heard too! All three of us judges assured the emcee we counted the appropriate tenth of a point each time the competitor was prompted. I have to admit, my first instinct was this mother was a bit of a helicopter mom. The whole room could hear the kids being helped, but she HAD to make sure we knew what they had done needed to be known. Then, I thought about if it were something to do with Amyra, wouldn’t I have been tempted to point an unfairness out? I don’t think I would have based on the obviousness of the situation. I have the sense to know better. And, of all those parents who saw the same thing, she’s the only one who felt the need to “tattle”. Would you have made a point to discuss this with someone?