21 Bell Avenue
Blue Point, NY 11715

If your child has learning disabilities, do not even consider this school district. Between the underhanded tactics employed by PPS to deny services, and some of the arrogant teachers who ignore IEPs and can't be bothered with cognitively-challenged students, your kids will only suffer. Furthermore, teachers in this district are not contractually obligated to offer extra help, so you will need to pay out of pocket for tutors on top of the ridiculously high school taxes. Don't be fooled by this so-called "Blue Ribbon" district. There is virtually no poverty in this town, so the status is meaningless. My daughter's emotional health suffered until she escaped to private school. My son, who has a significant LD, was placed by the guidance department into an AP class he didn't belong in, with one of the worst teachers for him, probably because they were having trouble attracting enough students to offer the class. Now that the class has started, the teacher wants my son to drop the class. If your child is athletic, white, and gifted, no worries.

I don't have the words to describe how sorry we are to have moved to Bayport. The taxes are exorbitant, and we've had to send our kids to private schools to escape the bullies in the classroom, in the administration, and in the special ed department. Years ago when my first child attended JWY, the homework load was beyond ridiculous. My second child now attends, and the HW load is very reasonable. Most of our kids' teachers have been good and very kind, but there are still some who disregard IEP accommodations and can't be bothered to post HW assignments online for parents to check. Leadership in this school is terrible. There is a high turnover of principals, but unfortunately, the assistant principal has not been booted. She's generally quick to issue detentions to boys without investigating claims made by female accusers. The girl who spread a vicious lie about my special ed son -- which led to his detention/suspension and brought the police to my house -- was never punished. Sweeping these offenses under the rug teaches kids that they can get away with anything, especially if they have family members who work in the district, which far too many do. We're out of here by year's end, hopefully before.