I’m 19, and I can sort of help you out. its mostly about money, the parents would rather sue the school so their kid wont have to work for his entire life, then know English, parents try their best but they cant compete with what we learn in school, the things we see from leaving the school building is what you saw in central park during the beetles concerts, drugs are everywhere, parents are not as srtict as they used to be and a lot of them agree with these laws in USA because this is what "freedom" means. when my dad beat me for no reason I saw a purpose to leave, when my mom beat me for a reason I didn’t even complain, its just a revolt of kids verse parents, when we want to do things you don’t want us doing we need to rebel, and as a form of rebellion some kids don’t respect their parents nearly enough and hence go ahead and sue them, I personally don’t know anyone who sued a teacher for comforting her student when he fell, but I think that’s all money related, suing the teacher for sexual harassment is worth millions and there for why not? There really is no respect for people you don’t know, and even less for people you do. as for me i think america was better in the 70s. and not just america the whole word the further we evolved in technology the more we lost repsect for each other, when we were hunters and gathers everything was a lot more peacfull and better, it realy showed who was man and who wasnt, now all the lieng, sskieving people are the ones who benifit from life, and those who are honost, respectful, and decent people have to struggle thats what america represents.