Olathe South Sr High School

Homophobic, got bullied for being lesbian and school did NOTHING about it! Teachers do NOT like to use my they them pronouns. There is a wasp infestation in the gym, and the exterminator is the gym teacher stomping on them. THE HIVE IS STILL THERE!!!!!!

I have had 5 children attend this school and when we moved, we intentionally stayed within the boundaries. Our children experienced exceptional administration, teachers and support staff!

The teachers and staff seem to always have a poor attitude and be irritated all the time. they act this way around the children and parents which makes me uncomfortable.

I have three kids that go to school here. They have been attending school here since 2nd grade and now they are in 4th and my oldest is in 5th. The principal is wonderful, to me she has always been open with communication, friendly, cares about the kids, no matter how big or small the issue may be the staff and teachers reach out to me and my husband so We don’t get surprised with anything in regards to our children’s education. The school is clean and teachers care, my kids love going here. The front office people are nice and patient with any requests or info that needs to get to parents. I like feeling like my kid isn’t just a number.

Very good nice teachers and staff and they keep you informed of current events

Your experience will differ from grade-to-grade and teacher to teacher. We have had mainly great teachers, but they are often hamstrung by students who they cannot control and the school fails to have anywhere near sufficient paras on-staff to deal with students with emotional or intellectual disabilities. This leads to classrooms that are often disrupted by a few students who are not getting the support they need.While this may be general teaching guidance across the state, the school also focuses always on the students furthest behind. Students who are above average are often bored and could take on significantly more difficult work while remedial students are aided, but often the extra or more challenging material provided (if it is) is not close to sufficient.The school operates in a cloud of secrecy. There are significant violent incidents that happen in the school that are never reported to parents, even ones involving your own child. Children under IEPs are typically allowed to get away with murder with the administration trying to keep it hushed up. In an incident last school year, a student was thrown bodily across a gym and severely injured. There was no report to parents. My own student has been assaulted on several occasions, but only if there is significant blood drawn is there ever a notice sent home.There is also a cloak of secrecy around gender transitions in the school. A classroom had a student transition and no prior notice was provided to the parents of other students in the classroom. This is a class that has not yet had sex ed, thus students witnessed a name change ceremony and some students were likely warned about misgendering this child without even having a concept yet about human sexuality. This is a pretty hot-button issue, but the end result here is kids coming home to parents incredibly confused and despondent not understanding what they just witnessed.Not particular to the school but district as a whole, Olathe Schools transferred to FastBridge testing over Map Testing. The move, as far as I can tell, was all about saving money. The testing is inferior and teachers years into it still don't know how to explain it in full. This testing is detrimental to all students. Some of the testing is speed based, with data entry on an iPad. This is detrimental to student scores due to the need to enter rapidly on a touchscreen vs. a keyboard. This testing is setting students back.This school and Olathe Schools are in crisis.