Ferdinand Ave
Saint augustine, FL 33407

I briefly attended this school in my experience here was horrible as a teenager now that I'm older my daughter attends this school currently she's been here since the 9th grade and her experience is far worse she was sitting in gym class mind and her business and another student walked up to her and violently attacked her this was all on video my child did not lift a finger and her defense but the school staff made the conscious decision and said she had to be suspended for 10 days 10th grade was manageable now she's currently in the 11th grade and this school is terrible with communicating I only get calls when they're trying to suspend her they even went as far as trying to suspend her for fainting due to a medical condition I could call up there all day and all night nothing I could show up to the school and try to speak with someone only to be left standing in the heat for I was at a time if someone comes and speaks to me it's only the run around they promise to contact me and never do I received the phone call yesterday about her being out of dress code and my daughter does not remember any incident like this happen but the staff member who's in The bus loop has made a call similar to this with the same storyline and now when I call the school I get nothing this is an issue that this school really needs to work on because my child loves school and she shouldn't be targeted by any staff member I feel like this is unfair treatment and something needs to be done because you can't keep talking and children who want to be in school for your own benefit the staff member who works in the bus loop whatever issue she has with my child it's unfair

Bear Lakes has a very unfair and frustrating school environment. A lot of students feel like the school administration does not treat them fairly or listen to their concerns. There have been situations where students were suspended even when they felt they did nothing wrong, and it seems like no one takes the time to hear their side of the story. The principal and assistant principal make decisions that many students feel are unreasonable, which creates a lot of tension and negativity throughout the school. It’s not the students causing the problem—it’s the way the school is run. Instead of creating a supportive place where students feel respected and heard, the environment often feels strict, unfair, and discouraging.

I would never encourage anybody to send their child to this school.My child in second grade had a knife pulled on her.They didn't call the parents, just had her fill out a police report.Her fourth grade year , a student had a gun on the bus , he punched the police officer the police officer fell on my daughter.They didn't call me.They just sent my daughter home on the bus.And now they are discriminating against my daughter that there's rumors that my daughter like girls so now they send my daughter into the bathroom all by herself and block off the door so no other people can get in with her.