Battens Crossroads

This school has a severe administration issue.There is a good ole boy system, typical small-town politics. If you attend church, alumni with the current administration, or have a student who plays football... you'll be treated like gold. The only kids that matter are the ones who attend their bible study clubs, throw a pig skin, or shake pompoms.Bullying is uncontrolled here... where the same students are verbally threatening, physically harming, and nothing is ever done about it. There is a lack of discipline here, which causes disruptions almost daily with the students' education. Students do not feel safe, and parents are never properly notified of emergency situations. If your child has special needs, medical conditions, or has mental health issues that you need to have appointments frequently, don't count on this school to work with you AT ALL. They will tell you they have all your doctors' notes, then you'll get letters threatening you with truancy every few weeks. Even when your child is recovering from surgery that you've submitted the required documents.The teachers are not preparing students for a Highschool level of education, not even in advanced academic classes. Advanced Language Arts doesn't assign reading a single novel, writing a single report, but instead instructs children to make a mockery of the Holocaust by writing a "diss-track" from Anne Frank's point of view. (Anne Frank rap battling nazis)Unethical, poor taste, not educational.Physical Education (a state required class) does nothing but have the kids sit in the gym talking or playing on their phones. That time could have been used in another academic class, or elective. Theft is a huge problem on this campus, as they don't allow students to lock and secure their belongings. They are to leave their back backs on the hall floor during class. Not allowed to bring them into the classroom or use the thousands of lockers that are installed in the hallways. Students' concerns will be dismissed; parent concerns will be dismissed. Teachers share with their students count downs to their retirement and constantly remind them they don't want to be there. Students are constantly fed the teacher's political and religious views.More support needs to be given to the Arts at Coppinville.The band director is the one and only reason we continued to attend Coppinville, she's absolutely amazing.