Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-174.135.62.244-20160603201323/@comment-29137170-20160723105021

17 years it seems an age when considering someone an adult in the world RWBY, with the ability to make their own decisions which explains why jaune was a Beacon at the beginning of RWBY, his parents legally and could not stop her and left go believing desist when he realized what it takes to be a a huntsmen or should refuse when they realized they did not even have aura, they did not have that ozpin leave him go for some hidden purpose as for which leave to enter ruby his academy.

probably his parents prevented from going to an academy for huntsmen, when he was a child either because he was sick and constantly needed attention and assistance (explain the problems of jaune when receiving help from others, for it would be like if seen as someone sick, something that would leave behind) or not up to what a man of the arc family should be at his age (just see he was adopted, that would explain his obsession with being at the height of his family). probably they thought that his son had no future as a hunter and would only kill or at least humble himself and his family.

So to save you the humiliation and keep it safe was not allowed to go to an academy for huntsmen and tried to exclude him from everything related to the profession hoping he lost interest in that lifestyle. all this with the best of intentions and the welfare of your child in mind (though perhaps you see one parent, not hidden their disappointment at the apparent lack of ability of his son to become a huntsmen as he or she thought). all that (although unintentionally) probably negatively affect the self-esteem of the boy and explain their problems inferiority of jaune and their general ignorance of the details of the profession of hunter.