Bethel Junior High School

This school and the design, are ideally wonderful ideas. I can not say that all of the staff is one star because that would be wrong .But I will say with my recent experience with the handling of the disciplinary response to certain teachers Bullying and negatively handling there pre third grade children. It’s extremely disheartening and discouraging to know that a teacher in a school held so highly in the district is allowed to not help a child to grow and flourish mentally emotionally and educationally .When parents counselors and other teacher bring it to a principals attention! and all that is asked is for that child to be removed from that class and administrators choose to not do this because they don’t want to make waves with the teacher? Our children should matter and keeping them in and bullying them because you don’t like there parents is ridiculous. Be better

My children came in the middle of the school year and the teachers were amazing at helping them integrate. The next year, was even better. COVID-19 happened and distance learning became the new thing, but teachers were open, honest, and communicative about the situation. As we start the next year distance learning, things were a tough start but they are committed to my kids.

My child went to this school for almost 2 years. The staff knew that my son had dietary restrictions. I offered to get a note from the doctor but they declined. My child started coming home and was really sick. The teacher admitted they had been giving stuff they were not allowed to have and hadn’t ever had in their life. Then the school district says we can work with you about what to give your child. Why was that not done in the first place? No notice just a oops we meant to tell you that we planned to give your child something we knew would make them sick but we forgot to send the email? If they are willing to do that without my permission what else are they doing? We send our kids to school thinking they are going to be safe and they harmed my child who is nonverbal and was really counting on them. After the incident I was speaking with another parent that claimed their pediatrician warned them not to send their child to Rocky ridge. They said the state was investigating them for the way they were treating their special needs children. It’s not my pediatrician so I’m not sure how true that is but after what happened I find it very believable. My child started coming home from school crying saying that someone boped them. I assumed it was a child and the teachers were dealing with it but after what the teachers pulled and how the district handled it I don’t know and now have concerns an adult was hurting them. All I know is once my child started coming home in tears everyday and when asked if they had a good day at school shook their head no. Then to have the teacher give them food that made them violently ill and the district doing nothing I pulled them out. Now they are homeschooled and doing so much better. Learning way more and actually speaking in full sentences. In their after school activities they never cry or say anything negative about their teachers so I know that something is NOT right at that school. Run as fast as you can. I’m working on getting my other child out of this horrible school district so they can be safe and treated with respect. Even the office staff was really rude about what happened. It was really disappointing. I really put my trust into them and it feels very violating to have had this happen. It has been really hard on my child and has caused them a lot of mental anguish. Please keep your kids safe and do everything you can to get them away from Bethel schools.

The special education program needs more support and funding. I feel that they are overworked, short staffed, and is in need of para educators. It is not a good feeling to know your child is in a program to get them up to speed when the support isn't there, the level of support isn't adequate, and kids are paying the price. I really don't know where to put ratings on the school & teachers because there are so many holes that need to be filled before making a complete judgement of the school. This isn't school specific necessarily but a common and hugely neglected aspect of education.

This school emphasizes perfect attendance to an insane degree. Weekly, pictures are up in the hallway and online of the teachers with the perfect attendance. Then they allow the class with the best attendance of the month school to choose a spirit day. The kids in other classes that make it to school everyday have no special reward and feel it is very unfair. Also, to put such emphasis on perfect attendance makes it feel that when kids are sick they are expected to still attend school. It just doesn't make much sense. The one spirit day that the class with best attendance chooses is usually shared with the parents last minute as well. This school is not the best with communication. They also lack fun experiences for the kiddos. They have a movie night once or twice a year, one spirit day a month, popcorn Friday sometimes, and a student store sometimes. Last year they did have a community dance thing. There are no award ceremonies for the students. We had to switch to this school due to boundary changes and miss Clover Creek Elementary School so much. Much better communication and so many friendly faces. The teachers at Pioneer seem pretty nice and friendly, but I'm on the fence about the Principal and Vice principal.

I think this school is amazing. As a parent there are so many benifits such as community involvment & being there for each other but as a child WOW. They teach schience, art, music and amazing cirriculim to all grades. I have a preschool & kindg. that go to this campus & we all love it. Ask to speak with a PFC lead or thier enrollment manager to get connected.