Newton Plan in Qualla Trace by HHHunt Homes
Chesterfield, VA 23832

The racism here is RIDICULOUS!! Kids are constantly being called racial slurs by other kids. You would think that wouldn’t be an issue in 2025. The lack of actions this school takes in reference to bullying is insane. Melanie should be a shame!! Get your black and brown kids OUT of this school.

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.

BEWARE!!!! Child safety is not the #1 priority at this school. I called the school hours prior to dismissal to inform the front office that my child would be parent pick up only for my child to end up on the bus. Contacted the principal Samantha Wade after reaching out to the front office again only for them to avoid accountability, deny the fact that no one was told (besides my efforts), apologize and excuse the fact that Jodi Poh “forgot” to tell my child’s teacher in an attempt to smooth things over as if children’s safety is not a priority and they can just forget to inform the teacher of transportation changes.