3091 E Howe Ave
Sacramento, CA 95821

My child was bullied to the point I had to remove her from this school. Do NOT let the appearance of this school fool you into believing it’s a nice school. The teachers enforce masks indoors& outdoors, kids bullied, hit and emotionally abused my kid. The school / district hires and promotes gay pride on students & in classrooms . Bridges After school program hired a gender fluid teacher/ aid that specifically asked the 1st graders to call him an (they/them) not by his own name. Confusing to say the least. My child was bullied on a daily basis for 3 months , I would pick her up , she would be crying saying that this student hit her, kicked her and shoved her on the ground & kicked her & no one did anything after she told them. I would call the school& or the after school program to inform them and I was told we will review the film & sure enough I would get a call back that my child was telling the truth. My child remained in class with her bully and her teacher would look away or tell my child to solve it on her own after she was hit and kicked on line with this student. My child was Not safe here.

These people here especially the actual teachers care nothing at all for the students well being and academic progress. I don't know if it's them being underpaid or what. It's really bad though. You have to have coffee, brunch, lunch, and dinner with them as well as call the school and email all year long for them to do their jobs. It's really bad. If my child didn't have a smart family, my child would be messed up. Encina does not care. Don't waste your time. They've known my kid for years (a well behaved kid they say) and they don't care to intervene when something seems off. They pretend it doesn't exist. Knowing them for years means nothing. They won't care about the kids. Ever. I hate we got stuck here. If you don't have time to be on their cases each day, don't enroll. The portal doesn't work, nor is it regularly updated so they make being an active parent pretty tough. Good luck people.

At Katherine Johnson Middle School, there is a wrestling coach named Joseph Platas who behaves in a very biased and unfair way toward students. His treatment seems intentional and systematic. For the past two days, we have tried to meet with the school principal and administration to express our concerns and file a complaint, but they have refused to meet with us. It seems that the school administration is supporting him instead of addressing the issue.