I understand that life is hard for a single mother with multiple kids and poor financial prospects - that's how I grew up. But how could a parent look at their

I understand that life is hard for a single mother with multiple kids and poor financial prospects - that's how I grew up. But how could a parent look at their child's report card every few months, see all Fs, and think they were doing "well"? Unless they weren't doing that (totally neglecting their duties as a parent). I place blame on both the parent (for taking, apparently, no interest in the child's education) and the institution (for moving somebody along without passing prereqs, not notifying the parent).