Woodrow

The staff at this school treated me like family. My childrens teachers did also. The communication between school and teacher and parents was outstanding. I saw my children exceed my expectations as far as their learning. We transferred mid school year. The teachers welcomed them with open arms. I highly recommend this school.

I love JT Barber, every single staff member cares deeply for the children and push them to be their best. It is also an A+ school of the arts where students integrate arts and core learning.

I have no issue with any teachers we have encountered throughout the 2 years my daughter spent at ORA. However, there is an extreme lack of support from administrators. My daughter was physically harmed twice by the same student and there was no action whatsoever taken to separate the child and my daughter so that the instances would not continue to occur. Each time this child injured my daughter it was completely unprovoked. We made the decision to completely remove my daughter from ORA after my daughter was STRANGLED by the same student. She is only 7 years old. I escalated this incident to the Craven County Board of Education after I got no where with the principal. This school completely failed my daughter and failed to give her a safe learning environment. She wants and deserves to be at school, however, it is clearly not safe. She no longer gets to go to school for her safety, while the student who is attacking other children gets to stay. The lack of concern for safety is disturbing. -0/10.