Because all schools care about is what % of the dots the kids fill out correctly on the standardized tests. As for why don’t they make school more engaging, aside from the above, I feel it’s twofold.

Not sure “controversy” is the right word to describe what surrounds the Ghostbusters remake. “Controversy” implies some legitimate material dispute of facts, interpretations, or values. This is just a mass man-child temper tantrum.