[pwner39]

Despite what most people think, children are unable to effectively learn if they are not encouraged to in their homes. Most people rush to blame the schools and educators but in reality, most of the time its the parents that are to blame for their children's inability to do well in school.

Given that, its no surprise that in a city where the majority of children of the majority demographic are born into single-parent households, those children are unable to do well academically.

[bsder]

It also probably doesn't help that many of them weren't getting breakfast and lunch that the schools generally provide.

This was one of the big considerations when schools were shutting down--how many students were going to be without proper nutrition.