Downtown

Won’t include details in fear of retaliation. My child attended here last school year (2023-2024). Our experience was really overwhelmingly bad. The bus was often broken down leaving kids stranded at school. They would call and say that I should have been at the school 20 minutes ago (how was I supposed to know?) they then threatened to call CPS on me because the bus broke down and they didn’t notify me to pick up my child. The principal was also extremely condescending towards me, asking me questions about my marriage whenever my child would be late (usually doctor’s appointments). I did not feel supported as a parent and I often felt like my child was targeted because he wasn’t receiving enough support at school. Even though we have IEPs and 504s in place. My child is also disabled, so he did have a special class he went to. This is in no way an attack on his teachers. They were amazing. This is a review about the office staff and primarily the principal. No one that unprofessional should be in charge of hundreds of students and staff members.

This school has some good qualities about it. They serve none pork food. Certain teachers are gifted with caring and compassion about the children. But once my child safety was breached and my respect went also. As a mother the safety of our children comes first. This is why it’s important for parents to volunteer at their kids school to see and get an understanding what is going on. Listen to your children and ask them about their day everyday. You will know if this is the right school for your child. No school is perfect and accidents happened but when there’s lack of safety and unsureness that when the problems come.