Disempowering parents

Maybe I'd have felt differently before becoming a parent. As a kid myself, perhaps I would have welcomed the opportunity to do something behind my parents' backs, as children everywhere are wont to do.

Now that I have kids of my own, though, my attitude has changed. Which is why I was dismayed to learn that my birthplace, California, recently became the first US state legally prohibiting teachers and school administrators from disclosing critical information to the parents of their students.