7414 Newbys Ct
Chesterfield, VA 23832

My son graduated from here in 2022 and 2 of my kids graduated in 2019 and 2020. There are a few excellent teachers, however the leadership and communication from the Principal is subpar. Keep in mind, my kids were not troublesome. One of my children received special services from the county and she came to me to make me aware that the specific special needs teacher she was working with was making unauthorized recordings of the students behavior and using it for a side business without permission. When I brought to the Principal's attention she was painstakingly slow to investigate and react and instead left it up to my child and I to provide the burden of proof before she finally investigated and discovered we were telling the truth. Another incident is when my son went to her with a legitimate issue that a teacher advised him to go to her about, she completely dismissed him! He came home and made me aware and it wasn't until I had to reach out to her that she actually took him seriously. Eventually she apologized to him with the excuse of her being so busy that she didn't realize she was being dismissive. There have been other experiences, which have formed my opinions as well, but there simply isn't enough time or space to elaborate.

I feel safe in this school, in the schools I jad been I didn't have so many friends, in Manchester I found too many, the teachers are kind and not racist, and there are few fights

I was at this school for 2 years. In my first year, I shared a space with a controlling and rude teacher who just always talked down to me, but called it constructive criticism. She left and the next year I loved working with the new teacher I shared a space with. The teachers there are great. Most love their kids and would do anything for them to succeed. The Principal is about as fake as they come. She is always hiding in her office and makes the Assistant Principal do all the work. He looked overwhelmed and burned out all the time but still made it to work every day. She threw a fit when teachers who were leaving the school at the end of the year didn't show up for the little gifts she got and tossed them back on the table in a meeting when she noticed they were not there. It was a true sign of how much they didn't care for her patronizing. Chesterfield County Public Schools is slowly looking like Richmond City Schools and they aren't ready for it. This school wants to keep its image more white-friendly and kind of hide ELL kids away from Gen Pop. Students of color get harsher punishments than white kids. Over all not a bad school, but the admin needs to wake up or retire.