At my children's elementary school the children with no money, or no money in their lunch accounts, are given lunch, but on a smaller tray. While I commend the no child should go hungry policy, I have never liked the fact that the school stigmatized those children by giving them a noticeably smaller tray. Children should be fed equally. Humiliating a child is no way to deal with a deadbeat parent.
Poor guy confuses wisdom and knowledge, and which the test is actually testing. Had he worn that cloak before the test, he would've realized the errors of his way and study.