Yes, but Lex also said that the teachers said the same thing, almost as if they had been told to say it. It is possible that Adam Knight is a person on paper only.
I really liked what the kid said about Adam. He mentioned that he thought that Adam was already dead.
Didn't Bruce Wayne die inside when his parents were murdered? He never really lived after that. Vengeance and anger were his bread and butter....
I think they are leaving things open. He could be Batman or he could not. The writers are being really vague.
Luckily, we get to see more of Adam in the next episode.
As for the father, I figured that death was the price he paid for those super powers. We all know that his father has a heart attack and dies and that is when Clark leaves to create the Fortess of Solitude and begin his destiny.
Anywho, even his father said "not yet" while he was dying. He knows that he will die. I feel sorry for Martha Kent.