AITA For Not Punishing or Reporting Student

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I am a teacher. A parent sent me screenshots of her daughter's text messages. A student of mine who is a boy [13M] had texted a girl who is also my student [13F].

This was the conversation:

Boy: Hey, its "boy's name". I really like you.

Girl: Umm what do you mean?

Boy: I have a crush on you. Do you want to maybe date?

Girl: No I don't like you sorry.

Boy: Oh ok

This was the extent of his pursuit of her. The mother said they are way too young to date and said that this was harrassment. She wanted me to punish or report the boy and remove him from the class.

I told her those demands are ridiculous, it wasn't harrassment because he accepted her saying no, and that its fairly common middle school stuff. She was pissed and said I need to do my job.