“When Beth Tillack learned that her son had made his middle school’s honor roll, she immediately took away his computer privileges and called the school to demand a retraction.
The shocking reaction to something most parents celebrate by defacing their car’s bumper was prompted by a D that Douglas got in civics.
“The bottom line is there is nothing honorable about making a D,” the Pasco County, Florida mom told a local news station. “I was not happy, because how can I get my child to study for a test when he thinks he’s done enough.””* Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, Ana Kasparian and Wes Clark Jr break it down on The Young Turks.
*Read more here from Neetzan Zimmerman / Gawker:
http://gawker.com/florida-mother-outraged-after-school-puts-son-on-honor-1465074767
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