Hill
Simpsonville, SC 29681

I have a child in seventh grade and I can say that we've had a great experience last year and also this year. Both in sixth grade and seventh grade, my child has had teachers that have gotten to know and care about my child both in and outside of the classroom. Administration is communicative with weekly emails about happenings at the school and gives us a heads up if something out of the norm is scheduled to happen or did happen. The PTA does a great job of reaching out and supporting the teachers and staff. Overall we have had a great experience here.

So I attended here in 2006-2011. I still have memories of being humiliated by some teachers. This third grade teacher would always humiliate me and she’s still working there. I didn’t have enough money for lunch one day and got the regular lunch (I’m like 8 at this point I don’t know what’s going on) she found out and put me in the corner of the lunch room filled with other kids and scolded at me and I’m crying and everyone is watching. Another incident is she would always stack schoolwork on me where I would never be able to play at recess for the rest of the school year. I was a good student, always shy, quiet. I think she gets a kick out of embarrassing kids? My friend had her a year before and had issues as well. Crazy.

The environment was anything but inclusive. During lunch and classroom activities, students frequently segregated themselves along racial lines, creating an atmosphere of division and discomfort. Group assignments often turned into silent exclusions, where people separated themselves as if racial ideology was more important than basic collaboration and decency.What was most disturbing is that this behavior wasn’t limited to just students. Many teachers seemed indifferent or completely unaware of the social dynamics in their classrooms. There was a clear lack of initiative to foster respect, empathy, or unity among students. As someone who doesn't even fall into the commonly targeted racial categories, I was still treated as an outsider — which speaks volumes about how pervasive the mindset was.Mauldin High failed to create a healthy or fair learning environment.