What the hell? Excuse me? "Involve"?
Parent's should just be "involved" in decision-making, they should be the ones responsible for the decisions made!
The arrogance of the medical establishment is breathtaking and it is a very big reason why nationalized health care is a recipe for misery, suffering, and enslavement mentally AND physical.
The medical establishment has a vested interest in fomenting a state of fear among Americans. It spends billions on mass media marketing campaigns to do just that. It failed to work on the Amish because the Amish understand that mass media is self-serving and manipulative.
CONFESSIONS OF A MEDICAL HERETIC by Robert S. Mendelsohn, M.D., is an excellent read.