5230 Gum Fork Rd
Gloucester, VA 23061

I want to love this high school. We went out of our way to move to this district, but some of the staff are not helpful. Complaints are swept under the rug. Counselors don't listen to the parents or students at all, at least the one assigned to us. Some students are given preferential treatment. When ever you address any concern you are treated as if you are the problem regardless of how polite you are. Staff generally just seemed bothered if you call or stop by, To be fair, they are really great at communicating through pre-recorded messages should anything be happening at the school and the Principal seems very nice for the most part. They do have a lot to offer in terms of spirit weeks, pep rallies, fun things to motivate the kids, and sports teams. Transportation has been good and I feel safe sending my student on the busses.

I had 3 children enrolled in Bethel Elementary. I received little to no communication from my children's teachers despite two of my children saying their teacher had snapped at them multiple times. My Kindergartener was very discouraged that despite her good behavior, she had received no recognition when other kids had, she is a well behaved child and despite my reaching out to the teacher, no misbehavior was reported. One of the teachers sent out an email right before the grading period ended that many of her students were failing because they hadn't turned in their classwork- too little too late and very discouraging. Vice Principle decided that the drop off line was a good time to lecture while my KGer was crying.

Pretty good school. Has a few problems. The bulling isn't too bad. Some teachers aren't that good. HELP