Burgin Elementary School

My son attended Pre-K 4 2025 August 13th and August 14th when I went to pick him up on August 14th at 3:30 p.m. I was unable to find anyone that could point me to where he would be released at after meeting with the officer on school property I was notified by another parent that my 4-year-old was wandering down the street four blocks over. I ran to Big Street which is one block over and sure enough three blocks down was my 4-year-old wandering crying, scared and disorientated. I picked him up and ran back to the school where I was informed by the principal that their policy is to release any student that is a walker and have them escorted by a teacher one block down and released regardless if they are 3 years old, 4 years old, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and so on. I'm now attempting to file a police report and I have submitted a grievance to the school directly. This is absolutely true and I'm in disbelief with the principal's attitude that somehow it was our fault because we didn't have a car to pick him up in. So he was labeled as a walker. Not once was the principal concerned with the fact that they had a 4-year-old. My 4-year-old lost almost five blocks down where he could have been abducted by a predator attacked by a stray dog or hit by traffic

My Daugther recently was drop off at the normal time and one of the older kids pulled my Daughter’s hair she let one of principles know and her respond is tell your mother not to drop you off so early. What kind of responds is that to give a child you have to be an active parent but most of the teachers are so kind

Aside from a younger grades teacher constantly yelling at her class to shut up, it’s a really good good school. I love the officer that’s on duty all day and the front office lady with the grey hair is very polite and helpful. Parents aren’t too involved and this place has a new set of teachers every year which is weird.