Bledsoe Elementary School

Let me start out by saying that I have no problem with the level of teaching at the school. The teachers have been very nice to my daughter and my complaint is not with them. My complaint is with the administration and the school policies. About two week ago my daughter who is in 4th grade was pushed by a boy at recess. They were playing dodgeball, when the boy was put out off the game, he took out his frustration by pushing my daughter off a piece of the equipment and she landed on her back, and slightly hit her head on the concrete. Had she just been pushed a little harder, she could have landed on her head and faced serious injuries. Now originally we had been told she fell by the school, but after speaking to my daughter, I found out that she had been pushed. The next day I went in to see the vice principal who’s name is Amy Gray, she proceeded to tell me that she couldn’t discuss even the penalty the child faced for putting hands on my daughter. No information at all other than to tell me that the child had been punished in accordance with their policies. Here’s the thing though, the kid was in school the very next day! So no meaningful punishment was given at all!I’m outraged as a parent and the fact that this school and district for that matter place the needs of the aggressor above the rights of the victim!

great school for my daughter would recommend

Both of my sons attended LCA for multiple years and graduated. It was a great experience and my sons were well prepared for college. I found the staff to be very loving and caring. My son's had many truly excellent teachers. As a former educator myself, this was very important to me. A few were not excellent, yet the school listened to parents and those teachers either found other assignments or were not invited back. The school is to be commended for this. The social support system my sons had was amazing. Godly coaches and faculty poured into them. One of my son's utilized the learning center for hyper focused ADHD. It was well run and the staff taught him how to manage himself over time. They were very caring and really made a difference in his life. By college he really didn't even need extra time on tests due to the strategies he learned from the learning center. A small private school is not equipped to handle severe disabilities, yet they do a great job on what they advertise being able to cover. I believe any private Christian school will always not live up to some peoples expectations simply because no place is perfect. Why do we expect humans to be perfect? We can never measure up. Most of the families that attend want excellent academics, sports, extra curricular, and students growing to become who God made them to be. There are always a few who are at a private school for the wrong reasons. I again say though these are outliers at LCA. Will students make mistakes along the way? Absolutely! Will teachers/staff make some mistakes? You can count on it. With that said, we found LCA to be a very loving place for our kids to "grow up and learn." Was it perfect? Of course not...but honestly I felt like it was worth every single penny. It was a sacrifice that I'm glad we made. I highly recommend LCA to anyone considering a Faith based private school with excellent academics. It was an excellent environment for my sons and our family.