I think there is blame to go around, but people need to take ownership for their own failures, mainly because they are the ones who are most impacted by them. Pointing fingers at someone else for your failure to graduate from high school doesn’t get you a high school degree. It might make you feel a little better, but you still are a high school dropout.
Exactly my sister :)
Some years back, my county implemented an 'exit test' that everyone must pass before they can graduate from high school.
One year, so many Black seniors failed the test and would miss the graduation ceremonies that they began protesting and claming discrimination, etc.
The school board finally agreed to let the failed students participate in the graduation ceremonies and march across the stage and receive a 'certificate of attendance' (that looked just like a diploma) so that the Black students could have their pictures taken with cap & gown and avoid the embarrassment of failure.
Anyone that protested or ridiculed this exercise was labeled a racist.
It seemed that the images were the most important thing.