Shockley, Auburn, CA 95603

I had an older child at Bowman years earlier and the leadership was extraordinary. I recently returned with another child, quite excited. The now female principal wasn’t just unwelcoming to me, but being new, i introduced myself to her and asked to schedule a meeting or call to get to know her and share with her some important information about my child. She looked at me with contempt and told me if she was interested in getting to know us, she would have reached out. My child also joined the band and came home distressed about the way they were being treated by their teacher. I reached out to the band teacher, but my emails went ignored. I attended a band performance my child was excited about and watched as the band teacher spoke to my child in a sarcastic tone, insulted them until he brought them to tears and my child left the band performance before it even started, humiliated in front of their peers. This school was incredible and was run by leadership that really cared about the students. This current leadership leaves me wondering why these people chose a career with children, when it is clear their best interest is of no importance to them. I would go to the school board, but the principal is the head of it and the local school district admitted that they get frequent calls about her and certain faculty, but can do nothing to intervene, since it is lead by the very principal the complaints are against. I really hope there is a motion to re evaluate the schools leadership and return it to the incredible educational experience it once was.