16250 Ashlar Loop
Milton, DE 19968

I've watched since one of my children started at Beacon last year, kids being bullied, not just by students but by teachers as well. My daughter was never personally bothered, but witnessed many incidents of disrespectful interactions started by rude comments from teachers about clothing, hair color or telling kids that are being bullied, and came to them for help and support only to be told, what they are going through isn't that bad and neither were the insults. Now on day two of this year, on a day with high heat index warnings, enough to cancel some sports practices at this very school, my son's gym teacher has the nerve to tell his students that he doesn't care if they are thirsty because once class is over they are no longer his problem, also just as a side note, the water fountains that were contaminated by the end of last year are either not fixed yet or broken, as all fountains on this record hot day were off and out of order the entire time the kids were at school today. The safety and security at this school is a joke and every example I've heard from many,many parents, it comes across as if this school allows it's more affluent students treat it's lower income students like garbage, and the teachers seem to follow those children's examples and make excuses for the bad behavior. This is unacceptable from any school.

This school is very fun and I would love to go back

The principal, Mrs. Conn is very condescending to the students and staff. This has been witnessed among parents, staff, and other school administrators. Sadly, Mrs. Conn is not a good match for our progressive elementary school, which is displayed in her passive aggressive behaviors which makes for a "walking on eggshells atmosphere". Teachers and staff are no longer permitted to allow the children to use their imaginations; no encouragement.Mrs. Conn walks the hallways with an "angry at the world" expression and demeanor. Not a very good representative for/of our Cape Henlopen School District.