I went to more than one high school in which the science classrooms were using worn-out microscopes and textbooks old enough that the teacher occasionally told us to correct bits in ink for the next user, while the football team always got the shiniest newest toys to bang their thick skulls together with.
When you find out how much of the education budget goes to the sportsball team instead of the educating it’s not such a radical take.
I went to more than one high school in which the science classrooms were using worn-out microscopes and textbooks old enough that the teacher occasionally told us to correct bits in ink for the next user, while the football team always got the shiniest newest toys to bang their thick skulls together with.