Coppermine
Oxford, CT 06478

Other than Mrs. Yacovelli, this school is absolutely awful and I wish I took my son to private school instead.

This is a good school and also the low income and the amount of white people that count means nothing are school isn’t racist-??? Also this is also bogus because most of the percents don’t have anything to do with the teaching, the amount of disability students, is just if you are going to the school.

Nothing to write home about here. Hendershot is a nice guy, but nice guys do not produce great schools. The lack of funding in general is a big concern. Seems like he spends more effort and money in to the annual play instead of putting that energy in to better education. Books, classrooms, chalk boards, dewi decimal system... old old old. This is a bigger problem with Oxford itself. The old folks dont want to allow commercialization of Oxford which could put some funds in to the school so they let things get worse and worse each year. - Signed concerned parent that speaks for many in Oxford.

The administration is one of the worst I've ever encountered and it feels like they target already marginalized children. Services and assistance differ between students based on what I can only assume is whether or not the student is liked by the administration. As an example a non-special ed student was offered tutoring help in math but when the same services were requested for my special education child, we were told the school doesn't provide tutoring. They tried to take away special education services of a graduating senior against the parents' wishes resulting in an advocate needing to be hired. The assistant principal does not maintain professional boundaries with students or parents from texting and hanging out with parents of her favorite students often discussing delicate and personal information of other students and we have had experience with her lying or withholding information about situations to support her narrative. The teachers are strong and caring, but many have left under the current administration which is a huge loss for the town.