The report card is out and parents got a less than stellar grade.

The National Institute on Media and the Family released its findings on how well children are protected from video game violence.

The group says parents haven't been doing their homework.

"We parents have a great responsibility...manage the media that comes into our kids’ lives. We are giving parents this year a C," said David Walsh, of the National Institute on Media and Family.

The group says parents aren't making the grade when it comes to reading game ratings, like "M," which is meant for players 17 and older.

In fact, a poll showed almost three out of four parents didn't understand the video game rating system.

National retailers and rental stores were worse off.

They received D’s and F’s because of how easy it was for a child to buy an M-rated game.

Specialty stores got the highest rating with a B.

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