Another good one, Matt . . . .
That's about it; people amaze me with their stupidity sometimes. And our school systems, due to the fact that they are "required" to be PC, arent' helping.
Thor, you're probably right about the new rule where you are not allowed to fail a "failing" student. As I said, my wife is a 5th grade teacher at our local school; the newest rule is that the faculty are not allowed to hold a student back (i.e.: make them take a grade over again) unless the parent approves it, whether they deserve to be held back or not. I'll give you one guess as to how many parents willingly have their child held back a grade: it begins with a "z", has an "o" on the end, and an "er" in the middle. So even if a child fails a grade (and I'm talking an "F" in everything), they can still go on to the next grade and fail that one, too. Where does it end?