11640 Crest Maple Dr
Woodbridge, VA 22192

This school suppresses students constitutional 1st amendment rights. Shame on you

The female Principal at the school is unprofessional and should not be working in a school setting. My son notified me that a boy hugged him and kissed him on the neck. He told me about after he came home on Monday from school. I was able to confirm the incident did happen and it was on a Friday. Either way, my son’s demeanor indicated it made him uncomfortable. After I inquired about the incident, the school called me for a 3PM in person meeting. Now, I went into it letting them know, I have no intent to address the issue because I think it was innocent, but I did want them to keep an eye out in case it happens again. The Principal then states, “Well, if you move forward with this your son will be in trouble because he initiated it because he hugged the boy first and the boy hugged him back followed with a kiss. You would not want this to follow him, will you.” So, I said, “excuse me! I come to address something to you and your strategy is to intimidate me by blaming my SON!” Then, she followed up with an email and did not accurately capture, because I corrected her, she responded back, “on your behalf, I will be initiating a formal title (blah) investigation. I called her immediately and she hung up on because I asked her if she was okay…I asked her if she was going through something personally that her response is taking it out on my son! Who has every right to come to me and I have every right to inquire. She made me feel uncomfortable. She made me feel that it is not safe to report anything. So no..as long as she is in that school, go to a different school zone.

I know that Lake Ridge has better teachers than most middle schools in the PWCS County, their Cafeteria is big, giving new kids places to sit by themself while they try to figure out on how to make friends. enviroment is really positive, and making sure that students have the most fun, and learn as much as possible while attending the school. Time flies in lake ridge, with things to be busy on, fun projects, you know you will be happier than ever. Elective classes are pretty big, letting extra new comers get some space. The school actually cares about the students that participate in band, chorus, and orchestra. Each semester, there are concerts, that students actually put work into. Teachers actually care about the student's learning and make sure that students are using their full potential. To be honest I am sad when ever there is a holiday, because I have so much fun at lake ridge.