Brookfield School

The teachers are okay. The biggest issue is Admin. The principal refuses to address bullying concerns and neglect to contact parents when incidents have occurred. If you bring up issues to the principal, she will actively gaslight you and never acknowledge the issue or her lack of action. Overall, she gives the school a terrible reputation and is not at all qualified to do the job she was unfortunately hired to do. When issues are brought to district, they too neglect any form of accountability or action to rectify any situation. If you value your students well being and mental health, please DO NOT send your students to this school. They do NOT support families. They do NOT support kids who are being bullied. They do NOT do their jobs. They will, however, treat you like garbage.

We had a horrible experience here. My child told me everyday didn’t want to go to school, I should’ve listened because I realized he was being bullied. The principal is a nightmare to deal with and just rude. Save your child and find a different school to take them to. Any other school would be a better option because this one is horrible!

This school is great as long as you fit the mold of what type of student they want at their school. If your child is white, female, calm, quiet, compliant, does not have special needs, has good balance and fine motor skills then they will do just fine. Unfortunately, we had a horrible experience with all three our children when we placed them in this school, thinking the "whole-child" approach would be exactly what our children needed. Unfortunately, the school did not follow one of our children's IEP, bullied him, criminalized his behavior, and other discriminatory practices which ultimately lead to some rather traumatic experiences and leaving the school. Our youngest also experienced discriminatory discipline practices while using incendiary language to describe more benign behaviors like bumping into another student, or putting his hand on a wall, or tripping, saying he is being aggressive, damaging property and hitting other students. I wish I could say our children were isolated incidences at this school, they are not. This school struggles in dealing with diversity, whether it be cultural, racial, or students who have disabilities (or who respond differently than the school would like). The principal is a great politician who works for her own image. The school's position is that this is not a neighborhood school, but a school of choice, and if you don't fit the mold they can push you and let the neighborhood school deal with it.

My son attended TK with Ms. Harper at MLK. She was wonderful and the class was an excellent learning environment for my son. I highly recommend TK with Ms. Harper.