862 Valley Brook Rd
Decatur, GA 30033

School just not right anyone child to go here

My child really enjoyed his Pre-K experience at Mclendon! His teachers were kind and observant as well as the surrounding staff . There was a good blend of learning mixed with fun activities too. The school has a supportive and caring environment. Also loved the diversity at Mclendon as this will prepare our kids for what the real world actually looks like. This school is making some real progress!

They really need to retrain the teachers at this school on how to handle behavior issues. If they aren't yelling at the students, then they are simply ignoring student bullying. Students are getting choked and hit and parents are NOT being notified. Teachers also carry out inappropriate conversations in front of students and nothing is done. Don't even get me started on whether special needs students are being served correctly. The assistant principal disciplined my child in front of the other students demanding the teacher call their parent, clearly not realizing they had an IEP and was on the spectrum. Communication is also A JOKE. Messages do not get responses from staff. We never know what is going on from day to day. Clubs get canceled and parents aren't told, resulting in my child sitting OUTSIDE for two hours waiting for parent pick up. NOT every child has a cell phone, parents should notified in some way. Teachers never know where students are at dismissal causing parents to have to wait and sometimes even having to pull in and park so they can go to the office to call for them. Students miss work and are failing and you would never know because you don't get any emails until grades are actually put in. So you have to constantly email the teachers and hope they respond to you with what is going on in your child's school career. Dekalb really needs to put a new principal in here and revamp communication, behavior, discipline, and school climate.