Cosby High School

This school does not support children with disabilities. They go out of their way to disqualify students with autism for an IEP. Students are relentlessly bullied with no support. There is no discipline and most students complain of not feeling safe due to the relentless bullying. Teachers are overworked and under paid.

If your child requires minimal support, this school is fine. The general education experience seems to be decent for students who don’t need much extra help. However, if your child needs more personalized attention or additional services, I would advise looking into other options or being prepared to advocate strongly for their needs. Unfortunately, the special education department at this school is the worst I’ve encountered. Despite having a medical diagnosis, my child has been denied the basic support and services they need. Communication about my child’s progress has been minimal at best, with the department assuring me that everything is fine, even though standardized tests and grades tell a different story.If you have a child with special needs, I strongly recommend hiring an IEP advocate or attorney right from the start. Without one, it’s nearly impossible to get even the most basic services for your child. The IEP team often holds meetings before the actual IEP meetings, without parents present, which goes against proper procedures. To make matters worse, general education teachers are frequently not present for the entire meeting, even though they are required to be.There have also been troubling instances where special needs students were subjected to punitive measures for behaviors directly related to their diagnoses, which is completely unacceptable.No parent should have to fight so hard for their child’s basic rights. If you choose this school for your special needs child, be prepared to advocate fiercely and consider hiring a knowledgeable advocate or attorney who understands the law.On a positive note, there are a few exceptional general education teachers, such as Ms. Gersbach. She is a standout who truly loves teaching and creates a positive learning environment for her students.

Worst school allows bullying and kids being targeted because they are new

Hi,I'm a former student and my education in math was entirely neglected. The english, history, and music teachers were the only ones who provided a competent education. I now attend a top university, but that was entirely on my own merit. You'd think that since the class sizes are so small that administration would care about you, but you'd think wrong. Administration passes the blame around on who's fault it is that the school is so incredibly homophobic, transphobic, and ableist. You'd also think that since over 50% of the upper-school is LGBTQ+, that they'd respect those identities, but you'd be wrong again. They create whole policies based on a dislike of one student and restrict everything students try to do to better the school. In conclusion, if your child is a cisgender straight white neurotypical man then Millwood would be great for you. But if you're not, you'd be better off putting your kid in the public schools.