What Veronica is describing is a perpetual issue for teachers. It doesn't really matter where you teach. It's not just a generational thing, although I must say, if helicopter parenting gets any worse, it will turn into a generational thing.
I always told my own kids, "unless you come home with bruises from a beating by your teacher, I am always going to believe the teacher."
Of course, that was based on my experience of parents never believing me!
No wonder my "perfect" 12 year old started crying hysterically the moment we were leaving for our conference. He had neglected to tell me that the day before, his teacher heard him call her a "*****."