I don't know that I would agree with "they don't care". However, they most certainly are not involved, except when they perceive a problem. Then, most of the time, they like to place blame... usually anyplace other than where it really belongs. I have actually had a father tell me that when his kid is in school, his behavior is my problem. After discussion with my principal, we took the kid, after a particularly bad episode, to his fathers workplace, and said "Now he's your concern", and left. Problem was solved, but we had to be creative, and force the parent to get involved.
As a parent, we are very active in our kids schools. It helps that I have been in PS for 20 years as a teacher, and know the system, but the key is involvement... frequent, consistant, and supportive involvement.
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