Strasburg Elementary School

The school administration and school district is NOT prepared nor in the appropriate mindset for the population growth that has been happening over the last 5 years. They got a new superintendent this year that is really good with talking the talk, unfortunately it only allows further masking and denial of the issues with misappropriation of funding, bias for “keeping that small town feel” aka denial of the need to change and more appropriately provide for students. The elementary just went through a decent remodel, but the middle school and high school are extremely lacking in the ability to even house students let alone provide appropriate provisions. The middle school only has two hallways that they cram students in, 6th graders are exposed to behaviors and environments that are premature for their age which throws them into their own social emotional disruption and distraction. There is terrible bullying, mental and social health problems, and the school administration blameshifts and gaslights parents and students that try to get help. They are extremely judge mental and do not activate IEP or 504 processes or provisions unless students are very obviously disabled and low functioning, their go-to reason for not following 504’s as well as denying IEP protections is that a student must be failing at least 3 core classes. Parents who are active in their students lives and academic experience are talked trash on, haphazardly placated, dismissed, and even with an ARC advocate the schools do not consistently and completely follow 504’s and IEPs. Even with doctor diagnosis, doctor’s letters, and release of information forms for them to communicate with outside providers. They pay millions each year to the eastern plains chapter of BOCES but the bias controls the outcome. The schools play dumb because they outsource special needs provisions but actually control and manipulate processes so they appear as if they are in compliance. The high school only has two elective classes and NO CAFETERIA so the kids go to a local gas station or the dollar general and aren’t interested in their campus. The middle school is atrocious and a terrible environment. These kids are NOT getting what students their age need to support a healthy and productive transition to their teens. Shame on you Strasburg!