The parents should take back the control. Much as they like to think so, school administrators are not gods whose word cannot be questioned. Tell the admins to go fuck themselves and you'll listen to whatever you want in your own home. Better yet homeschool your kids.

Ever wonder how we got to this point?

People in charge demand unreasonable things, and everyone else just goes along while grumbling under their breath instead of refusing to play along. Do that for several generations, and you get what we have today.