> If the parents don't care or want to see their kid suffer then they're horrible people
I agree, but I still don't see how that's a reason to blame the kid. There were dozens of adults in a position to do something, but the kid is the one person who had absolutely no ability to change the situation.
Situations like this have happened before and there are ways that kids can be bused/driven to different public schools. If the parents don't care or want to see their kid suffer then they're horrible people