Most parents are receptive. Parents view about their role in their child's education affects their involvement in school. And if not discouraged, then it surely isn't encouraged. Having only taught 1st grade during my teaching career, I am convinced from having talked with hundreds of parents that they really do care about their children regardless what we see and hear in the media. In fact, I can find no difference in the level of caring regardless race, language, or ethnicity.
Parents simply care about their children and their children's education.
And when the last bell rings, nearly all the teachers and administrators head back to the nice part of the city or to the suburbs. All these are, to me, indicators that parents are not welcomed in the school. This definitely isn't what I was taught and told in my teacher education program. We are asked to educate, to feed, to socialize and humanize the students. I believe that Mr. Reilly's question is actually two pronged.