I hate this school. Did my son get in?

So this father goes up to one of the microphones and starts on a long and involved 'question'.  I don't even remember exactly how it began.  I just picked it up from the point where he just started ranting about how he wanted to make sure that his son got a fair shake and he was worried that the kid wasn't getting the most out of his education.

Next thing you know he's going on about how he spent his whole Grade school and High school years at the Ateneo — but he didn't get accepted to the College!  He ended up going to college at UP, and getting a law degree from San Beda (both excellent schools in their own right) and is now a successful lawyer.  BUT THE ATENEO TURNED HIM DOWN! And it still bugs the hell out of him 15 years later!

It turns out his beef was that there were other applicants who failed to make the initial cut, BUT UPON FURTHER CONSIDERATION, THEY GOT ACCEPTED — AND HE DIDN'T!  WHY WASN'T THAT CONSIDERATION EXTENDED TO HIM?!?!  THE SCHOOL SHOULD LOOK INTO WHAT HAPPENED AND MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN!!!  AND ESPECIALLY NOT TO HIS SON!!! (who happens to be in the 3rd grade)

Thankfully the diatribe ended before it reached full Jerry Springer levels.  I kept expecting him to throw a chair at the podium and start pummeling the parents around him.  I guess they felt the same way because as he kept ranting they started gradually pushing their chairs away, till there was a 5 foot circle of empty space all around him.

At that point I grabbed my wife and headed for the exits.

Jeez, no wonder I hated school.