Go a layer deeper. Liability to whom? Blame the lawyers and blame the parents both. The lawyers part... that's a broader issue with how the American legal sy

Go a layer deeper. Liability to whom? Blame the lawyers and blame the parents both. The lawyers part... that's a broader issue with how the American legal system is intentionally adversarial. The parents part... that could be changed more easily, but reducing risk is absolutely what they're pushing for currently. So, short of not depending on parents' money... which is of course tough at an expensive private school, but also even tough at public schools that are no longer even close to as affordable as they used to be too... what ya gonna do?