On the way to dropoff today, my son and I saw his teacher standing on the corner (down the block and across the street from the school entrance) having a coffee and a smoke.

My son recognized her and said hi and asked what she was doing.

She looked a little awkward/embarrassed, put out her cig immediately, and walked back to school with us.

I just told my son that she is not just a teacher and she was being a grownup. She was standing right there, and I didn't want to embarrass her or ignore his question.

Usually when we see someone smoking, if he points it out, I wait til we're mostly out of earshot and remind him that cigarettes are bad/yucky/make you sick. We live in an urban location and walk around a lot, so it's usually strangers and frankly I don't really care if they happen to overhear me judge their habit in front of my 3yo. But I need to maintain a relationship with his teacher.

Should I mention this to the daycare director? She was not on school property but this is not really the example I want set for my 3yo.