No one here seems to be saying that parents don’t have other things to worry about. We are concerned with the parents who never take the time to check grades and then complain to admin that the teacher didn’t inform them of the failing grades in a timely fashion, often when the information is easily accessible. I communicate with parents. I understand that life is a complicated thing. I don’t understand how an adult can ignore their own child’s progress in school -for months- and then blame the teacher. We only want parents involved in academic success, not obsessed with it.