It's funny that this thread is getting the responses it is, and I actually agree with the lawsuit.
Schools prior to college should not give students homework. It's rediculous. The kid's ability to do the homework is directly related to how strict the parent's are in making sure their kids do it - and in many cases the parent's have to spend just as much time helping them out with it. They are already in school for 7 hours straight - if it is so important in education to have all this extra work, then the school's should add an additional hour or two to the day and dedicate that time to such work.
I never did my homework in high school, because my parents never asked about it or checked it. It was also extremely boring/simple homework, which made it worse. My grades suffered as a result - I did well on the quizes and tests, but I lost points from missing homework.
Although you should study for tests and such at home. But all this homework is plain stupid.