William A. Walton Elementary School

I attended Beazley for my entire elementary school years. There were good experiences and bad experiences. I remember getting in trouble for petty things when I was in kindergarten by the assistant principal at the time. I had teachers who were very bitter towards me unprovoked. I wasn’t a disrespectful student but I was always treated unfairly. Fear tactics were definitely used on kids here, teachers picked favorites and treated kids who weren’t their favorite lower. The school population is very diverse with a big range of different cultures. I didn’t have to worry about being bullied by my peers but I did have to worry about being picked on by my teachers and other adults working here though.

I can not say enough good things about this school. They have very high academic standards. They have a broad spectrum of extra curricular activities(band, cheerleading, sports). The class sizes are small. The teachers are caring, motivated, and hard working. My child enjoys going to this school. And her teacher is outstanding.

There are significant issues with the administration in this school. The school has had terrible problems with bookkeeping that has been problematic. They do not have a Principal but the former school Secretary is now the overseer of the day to day and the teachers in this school. She is also responsible for the discipline and other educational issues that her lack of an education/degree and experience as a teacher is evident in the manner issues are handled. The school is owned by the Woodlawn Baptist Church. The Pastor and his selects make key decisions based on what the Administrator states. The teachers moral is low and their frustration is taken out on innocent children. There have been incidents reported of teachers yelling and demoralizing children in their frustration. There have also been incidences of double standards in their conduct and ethics policy. The education is not worth the cost.