Herman Badillo Community School

The first couple of years I've been here its been good but as i got older the teachers here has got worst more disrepectful and rude towards students some are bad at teaching and the last couples of days its been so much violence, parents coming to threaten the school, security cursing and hitting kids its fighting and much more the education here sucks as well.

im a current student at waterfront elementary. I wouldnt recommend this school to anyone AT ALL!! they suspended a kid in my grade knowing he didnt do anything wrong, what happened: some 8th grades put some firecrackers in his backpack while he went to the bathroom, when he picked it up it opened and fell and firecrackers came out. he got suspended the day of the field trip that he badly wanted to go too. they refused to check the cameras because it took "too long" to check them. they check one clip of the boys putting the firecrackers in his backpack but thought it was a set up. the suspended the him for a week and the boys that put it in his bag for only 2-3 days. keep in mind that the kid from my grade is in 6th grade and the boys that put the fire crackers in his bag were in 8th grade and even ADMIITED that they did it.

The Applewild School is an enigma. On one hand, there are very caring and supportive teachers/coaches/staff on campus that genuinely care for the students and overall well-being of their community. They often are thrust into lose-lose situations and expected to not only succeed but to deal with major issues without complaining. The staff are told to bury their complaints, feelings, and concerns in lieu of the company line which often has to do more with administration saving face rather than solving the issues. The administration isolates themselves from the rest of campus and often doesn't show up to activities with the rest of the Applewild community(faculty-student games, theatre productions, etc.) unless there is a financial element involved. Throughout the year, there was mention of the dire financial situation the school faced(almost 1 million in debt) and even went as far as writing parents and staff a letter saying that Senior Admin will not take raises but as they are a non-profit their salaries are public domain and there is a discrepancy between what is being told to the community and what is reality. The students are fantastic and are a joy to being around. It is a shame that they left to suffer with overworked, exhausted, and frustrated staff.