This comment can be interpreted in two different ways: Are you suggesting that the parents should have filed suit to counter wrongdoing by the teachers, and th

This comment can be interpreted in two different ways: Are you suggesting that the parents should have filed suit to counter wrongdoing by the teachers, and that you're surprised they let it slide? "The teacher hit their child, and I'm surprised the parents aren't suing them." Or are you surprised that the parents exercised restraint, defying an expectation bred from our overly-litiguous culture? "The teacher told their child to be quiet. I'm surprised the parents aren't suing!"