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an elementary school student eating hot lunch, which won't be available to him if his school switches to exclusively serving cold lunches during lunchtime.

Elementary School Gets Rid of Hot Lunch, Feeds Students Moldy Turkey Sandwiches Instead

A disappointed little girl works on a paper in the classroom.

Rising 6th graders express disappointment that they've had the same teacher for the past 4+ years: 'I’ve been with the same class since 2nd grade.'

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A little girl listens to a story on an iPad instead of her teacher reading it aloud to the class.

3rd-grade teacher makes students listen to stories on individual iPads with headphones instead of reading out loud to the entire class

A professor teaches a room full of college students who refuse to complete the exam, even though it's 40% of their grade.

Professor assigns students an open-book take home exam, 25% of the class don't do it: 'It’s 40% of the total grade.'

A teacher instructing a class of kids (oops, I mean scholars) on scientific matters.

School district employee criticizes teacher for calling her 2nd grade students 'kids': 'Are you teaching kids, or are you teaching scholars?'

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4th-grade teacher gives student 50% on a test, despite her getting 92% of the answers correct, because she used 'old math' her dad taught her

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German mom scolds teacher for teaching her 'gifted' child about France: 'She doesn't want her child learning about France. The country.'

Grandma reads with her 6-year-old grandson

Dad scolds mother-in-law for telling school employee that she's her 6-year-old grandson's guardian: 'No. You’re his grandmother. I’m his dad, and this is his mother.'

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A teddy bear looking at the camera dramatically after being stolen

Mom puts a tracking device in her 8-year-old son's stuffed animal, tracks it back to the home of one of his classmates: 'Should I have my son confront the kid directly and ask if he's been stealing his stuff?'

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Mom accuses her 11-year-old son's 5th grade teacher of being unprofessional for writing him a letter congratulating him on improving his class participation: 'She wrote something like, I am really proud of how brave you have been lately.'

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Parents defend taking their kids out of school for family vacations: 'Booking flights 4 days later to match their school's vacation was going to cost me $7,000 more'

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Stay-at-home dad refuses to homeschool his 6-year-old daughter because she's failing 1st grade math, despite his wife's insistence: 'I want her to have a “normal” childhood'

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Stepmom refuses to pay for her 10-year-old stepson's private school, dad and mom get angry despite saving $0 towards his education: 'He has 2 parents and I can’t understand why it’s all up to me to save'

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Mom refuses to pick up her ex-husband's 8-year-old affair baby from school while picking up her 8-year-old son: 'My ex's daughter was there until 7 because I refused to pick her up'

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Teacher bemoans her 2nd-grade students cannot tie their shoes or eat an apple without it being sliced: 'I’ve been teaching since 2011, and I’ve seen a decline in overall capability in today’s kids.'

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'That's tacky': Parents request guests at their 8-year-old daughter's birthday party give cash instead of presents