82 E Virginia St
San Jose, CA 95112

The administration in this school is ridiculous and incompetent. I was getting bullied in January to the point I got into a fight. It was 1:1 but then the girls friends jumped in after the teacher came they ran away. I stayed and went to the office to take responsibility for my actions. Of course I got suspended but they didn’t even try to catch the girls. The next day they didn’t even look for them when I was told by others they attended school. My parents had to go to the district to get the girls in trouble. Only two of the girls got suspended when the video got leaked and the district found it. That was a week later! The vice principals lied to my family saying they will look into this but they didn’t the district did! After a while things calmed down until the girl friends started to get involved. No matter how much I tried to contact admin and they wouldn’t respond. On this Monday a friend of the girl with a group of people approached aggressively with phones out. I was threaten with violence and how they were going to beat me. My older sister had to step in and tell the to back away. Thankfully one of the vice principal was around BUT instead of telling the girls to stay (they all ran away) he started to yell at my sister. The girl who threaten did got sent to the office but was not punished. Same day a picture was posted of me and my sister with nasty writing on it was on insta. What’s did admin do?? Nothing. She got talked to but according to the school policy cyber bullying is horrible and more than a talking would happen. Today the same girl (who threaten me) and the original girl were following my friends/sister and I. Told the office but they didn’t do anything about it. The only few times they listened or did something only happened because my parents had to go to the district to get it done. I have heard other kids stories about bullying and the school never doing anything. I’m great full I have supportive teachers but there only so much they can do. Overall the schools administration are very dismissive, uncaring, and rude to my family. The principal is the one who is the most rudest to my parents. The school has gone downhill with more fights, lighting small fires, firecrackers, and etc. My family is going above the school with this issue because they are not listening or doing anything. They are supporting bullies. With these people in charge kids are starting to loose control. This might not get read but why not put it out there?

Am a 7th grader as of now, there are fights almost everyday and not only that but so called "gangsters" have gangs inside the school which is crazy to me. No one treats you with respect other than the teachers and racial slurs are thrown around constantly, in class and on the quad. Kids who don't fit in are picked on and bullied, I have seen them get pushed into a locker, tripped and verbally harrased, do your kids a favor and don't send them here.

Washington Elementary is an outstanding school because it has created a warm, supportive and safe environment where each child feels like family. My daughter is a 4th grader and she participates in a different club daily. The China club actually has regular live feed video conference calls to China where the children can share ideas and cultural differences and similarities with each other. The Principal is always there encouraging the children to be brave and show pride in themselves. I have never seen a school with so much for children to engage in, my daughter was a finalist for the trip to China and she achieved 99% out of 100%. This is my daughter's first year at Washington and she will be honored at Washington's Annual Open House for meeting and exceeding academic standards in her class. Washington has a wonderful after school program that cost about $50.00 per year. This program keeps children active outdoors and they spend two hours a day in the library with reading challenges and online math games to help children build an understanding, love, excitement and appreciation for how many opportunities the knowledge of math can open. Washington serves every child a healthy breakfast each morning so they can concentrate on learning, this is so rare. I would not rate Washington at a 4. I take into consideration that each child is being taught in both English and Spanish no matter what language they speak. In additional, they have the opportunity to learn Mandarin, now that's a global education. Washington is not a private or charter school, no one is rich there. Washington Elementary is truly a jewel because they teach, serve and inspire each child without limiting their future potential. Principal Maria Evans is an amazing leader, listener, problem solver, peace maker and a person who brings everyone together. Mrs. Evans has fun with the children every chance she gets, it's adorable to watch. The children are allowed to play before class begins and parents stay until all the children are safely in class. The teachers make a point of talking to you about your child's issues and sincerely requests a partnership with you to ensure your child's success on every level. Bullying? One little girl tried it and the Principal and Teacher reminded her that she was a family member at Washington and family supports each other. Bullying? Over!