If the parents were 'too' busy to come, then they should make time. My Mom is an author. She SPENDS hours on the computer. If she isnt writing something for a book, she is working on saving the town we live in from being turned into a giant suburb! She spends her entire day, NO REST, workingon this, and she is really into it, and thinks of it as incredibbly important! My Dad is at work alk from 5AM to around 5PM. He works like 2 hours from my school. Whenever I EVER Got in trouble in school, they would quit what theyb were doing and come. Because they are parents. If a parent is busy, it does not mean they cant have time to go to a school, and yell at their kid if they act up!
It was a twelve year old! She would give up if it were her parents in a heartbreak(trust me)