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My child has a new disability and nobody cared. The staff sort of knew, but never set up any meeting with teachers. Six fights in year! The students rule the teachers! Would not recommend honestly.

I’m a current student at Nathan Hale school in 7th grade. I joined the school in 5th grade, before that I was attending a catholic school in Branford. I had a few bad experiences at my old school which led to me switching here. In my past three years of being at this school, I’ve not learned a single new piece of information that I have not learned. In all I would not recommend unless your child is severely behind and wants to stay behind.

My experience with this school is very traumatic. My child arrived at Conte in the six grade. The staff changed my daughters IEP by conducting a PPT meeting without inviting me during this meeting they wiped out all of her special services that she has been receiving since birth to three. Fights break out daily. Special needs children are placed in regular classrooms due to the fact that they don’t have the staff to accommodate them. Black lives definitely don’t matter at Conte regardless who the principal is.

I have worked here as a substitute since September. It is a wonderfully supportive environment to work and learn. The students LOVE school. After spending a majority of their day there, upon their parents arrival they still ask to stay a bit longer. In response to the comment that warned of the dangerous neighborhood, I have never felt unsafe going to school. The location of Cold Spring is a lesson in embracing our surrounding culture rather than fearing it.