The fact this is a "news story" is the real tragedy. Sure, blog it, but on Yahoo News?
NEWSFLASH! TEENAGE GIRL SUZIE HAD HER CELLPHONE SOLD BY PARENTS AFTER CAUGHT SKIPPING CLASSES! LITTLE TOMMY HAD HIS BEDROOM INTERNET CONNECTION TAKEN AWAY WHEN IT WAS REVEALED HE WASN'T DOING HIS CHORES! THERE'S PARENTING GOING ON!!!
If parenting is newsworthy, then WTF is going on with kids today?