Forkner Elementary School

Saroyan Elementary suffers from lack of good leadership. There doesn't seem to be enthusiasm from the staff which is disappointing considering it is an elementary school and the kids thrive off of positivity. The school overall provides the bare minimum,

In my experience, this school has a lazy arrogant principal and teachers. The teacher and principal didn’t offer emotional support to my autistic child. To the contrary, they took my autistic child behavior as a rebellion against them. They cut my child school hours and leave my child without her recess or break to go outside to play with the other kids in the playground. My ideas on regard to my child were thrown away, were disregarded, and against my will, I felt forced to accept their will. I witnessed with my child and with other students the beater, cold, and rude approach from teachers to the kids but as soon as they see the parents teachers put on a smile. I felt that they treat children as if they were a burden for the teachers and the principal will fight hard not for you or your child but for her bad teachers. In addition, the belongings of my child were always going missing. I took my child out from this horrible school.

As a parent/stepparent of a student at this school, I am deeply disappointed and concerned about how bullying and student safety are handled.My child has been involved in repeated incidents with the same group of students, yet meaningful action has not been taken to protect him or prevent future problems. Despite being told that certain students were supposed to be kept separated, this has clearly not been enforced.In the most recent incident, my child was physically kicked repeatedly on the playground before defending himself. Afterward, the way the situation was handled in the office was disturbing. My child was made to sit with his head down while the other student was treated more favorably. He was even threatened afterward — in the office — and staff allegedly expressed being “on the other child’s side.”This school claims to have a zero-tolerance policy for bullying, but in reality there appears to be little accountability, little discipline, and poor follow-through. We have also seen a troubling pattern of our child being singled out by certain staff members, even being questioned about incidents on days he was not present.Communication has also been poor. Parents were not notified promptly, and important information had to be chased down.I want to trust that my child is safe at school. Right now, I don’t. The lack of supervision, inconsistent discipline, and apparent bias from some staff members have seriously shaken our confidence in this school and the district.Until student safety, fairness, and accountability are treated as priorities — not just talking points — I cannot recommend this school to other families.

I have been with this school for the past 17-16 years. All 5 of my kids have gone here. I was the classroom mom a few years. My husband was too. We chaperoned field trips with our kids. I served on the PTA for a few years. The last of my kids just promoted yesterday, so it was bittersweet saying good bye. I appreciated the support our family was provided over the years. I was in the know about my kids, their grades, this behavior and any issues all school year. Front office ladies are great. They are quick and also on top of everything. Mr. Kelp has been there for 2 years and I really enjoyed seeing him and Ms. Montano partake in a lot of activities with the kids, teachers, admin and parents. One teacher who stands out is Ms. Rosenberg. AMAZING. She loves her job and her students and it shows. A lot of these teacher still love their job. Which is beautiful to see. I like and appreciate the on site Bulldog house they have. Which is where kids can go to talk to an adult if they have an issue, a dispute. There is an on site psychologist too. I think giving the children at a young age a safe space is such a great thing. Because we don't know what the kids deal with at home. PTA hosts some great events. Dances, movie nights just to name a few. Kratt was my village in helping raise my kids and I am forever thankful

I’m very disappointed with the way Malloch Elementary handled my son’s situation. Instead of providing the help and support he needed, the school decided to blame him and eventually remove him from the program. I made several attempts to communicate with the principal — I called, left messages, sent emails, and even requested an appointment — but she was always unavailable. When she finally did reach out, the conversation was very short, with no opportunity to discuss my son’s education or the challenges he was facing.My son needed extra help and understanding, but unfortunately, this school failed to provide that. I expected more communication, compassion, and willingness to work with parents, especially when a child is struggling. This experience was extremely disappointing, and I hope the school takes steps to better support students and families in the future.

Targets students to show hardships, activities aren't allowed during recess. Teachers have no patience and forget it's work that gets rewards