Bay View Elementary School

Larry Elementary School needs to adopt stricter policies on bullying, as it should never be tolerated. Parents must take responsibility for their children's actions and attend conferences. If students fail to improve, suspension should be considered.

This is the absolute worse school I have ever put my kids in. They were quickly disenrolled. All staff from the principal on down are unprofessional and do not care. The school is old, dirty and rundown. For it to be an elementary school they show no excitement, there's no decorum and no motivation. The teachers are uneducated. My kindergartner has a teacher assistant for a teacher. My 5th grader was bullied on and harassed by his teacher. My child was let out of the school by himself with no parent or adult present. They need to close this school down.

The staff here is amazing. They take the time to know every student and are fully engaged. Only bad thing about this school this year is the new principle. She has no interest in learning the students or engaging the community l. If anything, she has pushed the community out of the school. He lack of respect for the staff is seen by not just staff but the parents as well. The morale has sunk since she stepped in this year and less parents and children are showing up to events due to her and the lack of care she shows. We would do anything for Mr. Swann to return or even make Mr. Graham the actual principal. Our children and staff need better leadership to bring this school back to where it has been....GREAT!

I absolutely live OVCA! We are going into our 3rd school year, and it's been amazing. We removed our daughter from Portsmouth public due to issues and it was a blessing to find OVCA. The staff is amazing. And my daughter loves the school, students, and staff. I am glad that my daughter is in a safe environment where she can learn and thrive. Not only does she get a great education, but the foundation of God and the importance of caring for others. She has blossom so much.