Pineywoods Community Academy Elementary School

Day two only at this school, and this just keeps getting worse. We were called into the school TWICE today, and now my boys can't even ride the bus home. Someone from the school also bangs on our door everyday with uniforms (we do indeed have a doorbell)--even though I told her we would buy our own already (and actually HAVE). I am feeling very invaded and stressed out right now, and I don't know what to do about any of it. As I said this is only day two, but if what my husband and I have already experienced is any indication, this is one school parents should avoid.

The whole school is incredibly disorganized and there always seems to be a staff member in a frenzy to get it together. The kids are constantly yelled at to not talk and socialize, they are kept in the classroom majority of the day (with the exception of about an hour and 45 minutes when they are at lunch, specials, or recess) doing endless worksheets almost everyday (this is in person teaching too). A lot of the students are not progressing in reading and/or math skills and nothing is really done about it by the teachers. The teachers are constantly doing testing with the students for the same results. There’s constantly an issue with behavior between the students and the teachers. Some teachers don’t even have control of their classroom. There’s no order in this school, the principle wants instruction to take place but doesn’t do much to actually implement anything affective as does the instructional coach. Lastly and most importantly, the principal and some teachers have made ignorant, micro aggressive comments towards the demographic of their students and staff of minority ethnicity. If your child is POC and/or Hispanic/Latinx, do not send them to this school. There is racial prejudice amongst some of the staff. Overall, I would recommend any other school in the district. I just don’t feel like this school has it together for a great, fair, and proper educational experience (IMO).

My family has been a part of HCS for going on three years now and I started out a single mom receiving a financial aid program, that helped me send my kiddos there! I am going on the 3rd year, now happily married and watching my family grow in god as well as academics!!! I know that this school has saved myself and kept my kids close to the Lord! praise him... HCS is there for the kids and it is well worth the full tution payments we now make and can afford, thank you HCS!!! we love you and will be with you for many years to come. My husband and I agree that HCS is the way to go, our kids get the one on one time with the teachers that they need. It is hard to get that kind of attention in public schools these days... And most of all, our kids Love school and GOD!!!

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