504 50th St
Hampton, VA 23605

My child's 1st grade teacher put my child in the wrong dismissal line resulting in him trying to find his way home alone and getting lost. Thankfully a kind hearted stranger brought him back to the school.My issue is that neither T****a or any of the school staff involved were honest about what was going on with my child. Not to mention, upon return to pick up my child's things, T****a was extremely rude to my husband. Baffling.Once the strabger returned my child to the school so that my husband (who was waiting all this time in the pickup line without anyone telling him what was going on) the staff took it upon themselves to tell my crying and distraught child that he will get over it once he gets home and has some candy. Disgusting.(I am not mentioning the teacher by name because it goes against guidelines... I think it's dangerous not to be able to hold people accountable and mention them by name. This is how these behaviors are perpetuated)

Avoid Crittenden Middle School at All Costs!Crittenden Middle School is a disgrace. The administration is a complete joke, showing little to no accountability. Most teachers (with a few exceptions) seem uninterested in their students’ success and display unprofessional behavior—including openly discussing drinking and partying in front of both parents and students.The registrar is just as unprofessional, often sitting in the office without shoes and failing to process paperwork correctly, causing unnecessary delays and frustrations. The overall culture of the school is one of negligence and incompetence.For the sake of your child’s education and well-being, I strongly advise you to run in the opposite direction. This school is not a place that prioritizes students, professionalism, or academic success.

Horrible school, I go to heritage and a student had taken photos up my skirt and the school was not following legal requirements. They told me they would tell that student to walk a different way than the path to my classes but failed to do so for 2 days with me repeatedly going back when the school knew he wasn't allowed within 100 feet of me. Instead of taking the kid out of my class the consular was trying to convince ME to leave that class and switch out instead. This isn't the only instance where the school failed to protect me as a student when I was being harassed by a student at a school event the head of security shrugged his shoulders and said "It wasn't during school so i cant do anything about it." even though I had gone to them before about that student harassing me daily. This school will not protect your students please do not send your children here.

Unfortunately, I can not specify any issues in my child's class, as I am not allowed to know what happens there. It could not be more apparent that I inconvience the teachers by making contact with them, even by note. If my child gets in trouble, I only know by a color chart. Phone calls are ignored. You do get conferences around halfway through the quarter, where you're told your child has exceeded expectations, only to receive a report card filled with areas they're underperforming in (every single one AN EXACT SAME AREA you were told they were exceeding in) weeks later. Special activities? Don't worry; you'll find out THE NIGHT BEFORE (approx. 70% of all notices are sent home less than 24 hours before). I am an involved parent, but not a helicopter parent. Education is a priority to me. I have no idea beyond the school syllabus as to what my child is doing.The teacher and the aide give conflicting information often. If my child is struggling, tell me how so I can help. If my child is misbehaving, tell me what she did so I can do something. If you just need free babysitting, this is the school for you. I'd withdraw my child, but she'd be heartbroken not to go to school.