Freedom Elementary School

Unable or unwilling to accommodate children with disabilities. Refusal to follow 504 plans, argumentative teachers. Refuse to communicate. Withhold information and grades. Very poor performing and very low expectations of student body. High focus on limited English proficiency and dyslexia, while everything else is essentially ignored, glossed over. We were lied to for years about our child’s placement and told she didn’t qualify for an IEP, which was not only untrue, it was not legal. Principal is Teflon - refuses all accountability for theirs or others’ actions. Blames and finger-points to shift the focus of self. Our community deserves so much better. Our kids deserve so much better. It is shocking how long these behaviors have been allowed to continue, even when Dr. Westfall, HR, and legal counsel are aware.

We had always wanted our kids to attend private Christian school and were so excited when we could finally send them. We expected a warm, welcoming environment where our kids would be encouraged in their faith as well as challenged academically. Needless to say, we were in for a rude awakening. Unless your children started with the school from day one, expect for them to have a hard time fitting in. Cliques are worse here because it is such a small school. That includes the parents. If you are a working parent, don't bother signing up for the Parent Team because all meetings are during the day. If your child has any kind of learning disability, this is not the place for you. Accommodations are not offered. We discovered that academically, our kids were doing very remedial work that was a year or more beneath their grade level. Not all teachers are certified and some have no experience in their subject matter at all. One example of many, our kids were going through the One Year Bible and journaling for math grades in Pre-Algebra. As far as being challenged in their faith, my children - who have been raised in church their whole lives - walked away from the experience not wanting anything to do with people who call themselves "Christians" because certain administrators, teachers, and students were so mean and judgmental. It was an extremely disappointing experience and not at all what we expected.

Our children have attended MLCA Keller and the Messiah Lutheran preschool for over the past six years, we love the small class sizes and all the teachers and staff. The classical education, presented with a Christian worldview, has given them a strong Christian grounding to prepare them for the world. The school environment is safe and very cheerful, our children have played, Soccer, Archery, Volleyball, and Basketball. If you're serious about educating your children in a solid Christian education, there is no better choice available.