808 Jessamine St
Richmond, VA 23223

Love this school. All kid have learned about new skills the love the teachers make it easier and better for these kids nowadays

My son is in 1st grad and 3times since starting Kindergarten , that I know of he’s been harmed or attacked and I didn’t know until days later. First incident he was riding the bus as a kindergarten and bigger kids attacked him. The second time his knees were skinless from falling from running on sidewalk(he told me) from bus, no note no update. The most recent time (2weeks ago) a parent text me and informed me she was sorry her son hurt my son , I was confused because the school never informed me of any incident and my son went to bed early the night prior so we didn’t talk about his day. Well I asked him later that day once parent informed me and she was right, her son threw a chair at my kid and when speaking to the Principal she stated nothing happened, to it didn’t touch him, to days later, confirmed it barely touched him. Smh. Very disheartening to know my child is not safe at school and without being connected to the community and keeping in touch with parents I would’ve never known because as a kid sometimes you forget and in our case he didn’t want me upset , he said.

Armstrong High School is full of caring teachers and students who are willing and want to learn, unfortunately, there are always a few students, who make it bad, for the school as a whole. What would really make the school better, is to just put the kids who are disrespectful, violent and ignorant beyond measure out! Stop tolerating their foolishness, so the teachers can teach, and the students can learn. It is time to make the students and parents more accountable, and stop putting the total blame on teachers. As a parent, I have been inside Armstrong and seen teachers go the extra mile, with their time, patience and their money, to help the students. Armstrong isn't a perfect school, but it has the potential to be a great school, with the right support from the parents, students and the community.