Gatewood

I had the privilege of completing a long-term sub job at Gatewood. The principal and staff were supportive and the programs in place to help the students achieve academically were outstanding. The character education was excellent as well. The comments on this page concerning bullying are confusing to me since I saw teachers take a strong stance in this area. It is a good little school - with the emphasis on little. I'm not sure who ever thought it was a good idea to close small schools in favor or elementary schools with a student population of 500 or more was misguided. The teachers at Gatewood know the students and work hard with both the students and the parents to make this a great school with tremendous community support.

Christy (Principal) treats her employees terribly. Staff is unprofessional, gossips and it gets back to the parents, very inappropriate. Confidential information about students and families is shared to other families and it gets back to the family being talked about. Another problem is bullying and harassment. Certain kids are blamed and they may not be the ones responsible, however, the faculty "labels" certain kids and decides they are problems. Certain kids are unpunished because their parents are at the school all of the time and have money. Disorganized and rules are not consistent, again it depends on who you are. The teachers are very mean and the school has fallen apart ever since the principal became Mrs. Harris. I would never send your kids here unless you want them to absolutely hate learning.

It was very bad. The teachers are awful and the food is nasty. Do not go here.