Brentwood Elementary School

Horrible. My child has been there all of a week the teacher has been absent two of those days and the communication is horrible. We are already pulling him.

This is a horrible school. Bullying is allowed and a blind eye is turned, especially if your child is the minority here. Teachers are allowed to bully your children as well as principals. If you want anything but a good, safe and friendly teaching environment for your children, this is the place for you. Education comes last here.

My child currently attends Dolby in kindergarten. I read the school was very good and has high scores on several sites, so i chose this one. I am slowly regretting this school. Their curriculum is trash but thats not thier fault; its the state. This is why LA is really low on education in the US. The 1st full week of school, there was a bomb threat, which I seen unfold in the back of the school. Several officers were outside as well as kinder kids. It was evident that the school had no plan for this type of emergency which is crazy cuz the handbook states there is one but no detail of what it is. I watched kids, including my own, walk to different sides of the street 3x while cops are walking around with rifles. One cop gets on bended knee ready to shoot the suspect as kids stand 3ft away from him. Way to keep them in mind. They finally walked across the street to a church 20 minutes later. Makes me furious all those kids were outside vulnerable. What does a 5 yo do when there are shots fired 3ft from them possiblyin different directions. They have a plan now of course. Strike one and that's generous. Couple weeks later, the teacher sends their nap mats home w/o mention, crazy cuz its on thier supply list and they nap for an hour if teacher feels necessary. Spent $16 for nothing. Not sure why kindergarten still naps anyway. Drop off is at 715, the line is generally long and gap filled; cars dont get anywhere near the one in front of them. Which holds up the line. It's terrible because a lot of the time, the duty teachers get there at 715, walk off to drop their stuff in class and come back close to 720. There's always older kids standing in the back as well. They're a liability and shouldn't be "helping teachers" thats a violation too if anything happens to those kids. I had someone else pick up my kid and according to school rules, the person on duty is to ask for the ID of the person picking up said child to make sure they are on their pickup card. The person on duty asked, are you the kid's uncle, he said yes and walked out after signing out. Didn't make sure of anything. The principal needs to get her teachers, emergency plans and well being of the students prioritized because it's not there.

My son is in the french immersion program here and he loves it. The faculty and staff are so helpful and really want the kids to succeed. I couldn't have chosen a better school!

The best educational and emotional experience for my daughter, St. Margaret, more than a school, it's a family.