27242 Regio
Mission Viejo, CA 92692

The Math an me English Departments have great teachers. Overall the school has been great but the AVID program is just not effective. This is disappointing as proper support is what these kids need.

This school has serious problems. The administration puts up with and accepts bullying and poor behavior from the students. It is an unsafe environment. Kids hit other kids, throw stuff, and terrorize other kids. Instead of disciplining the kids doing this, the principal brings the "bad kids" back to her office and gives rewards, cookies, certificates to make them "feel better"; meanwhile, the good kids getting bullied are simply ignored and left to fend for themselves. When a kid hits another kid on the basketball court, instead of removing the bad kid, they take the ball away. It is so backwards - they don't know simple behavior psychology principles and the "counselor" they have is a total joke - she's just a body with a degree, not even licensed and has no proper clinical training with kids. Moreover, the teachers don't discipline either - the classroom is total chaos and there's very little room for learning. The teachers refuse to acknowledge this and when the good kids ask the teacher for help, she accuses them of micromanaging. The teachers don't care - they are just "on the clock" for the union. During a meeting with the principal and teacher to figure out a plan for our child to be in a safe environment, the teacher got up and left in the middle of the meeting because her "unionized time" ran out on site - "her contract doesn't pay her after 2:45pm" -- so much for a caring environment. We got ZERO feedback from the teacher throughout the year regarding our child's academic progress - we had NO clue what was going on in the classroom and how he was doing - the teacher just doesn't care - "it's just a job and a paycheck". We have consulted real behavioral psychologists and other professionals about what goes on at this school and they've never heard of such an environment in their 35 years of professional experience. This place is so bad, we have left the school and will never return.

DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE! Trust me, this school is not worth it. Almost all of the students are in groups and would not allow any new kids here. I've seen my classmates ditch a newbie, just because they are a new kids at Carl Hankey. And don't even get me started with favoritism, it is a trend here at Carl Hankey. Especially the teachers, and the student counsel! They reward the lazy kids while they punish the kids who are actually engaging in class. Unless you want your kid to be bullied constantly, and be ignored by teachers, don't send them to this school. P.S The kids here do much worse I can't even mention.