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My child stayed here for 1 year and 2 months. The staff lies/misinforms to parents. The new dean of the middle school has control issues and makes the students miserable. He’s been known to sell children pop and candy (who does that) for fundraisers, and if he does not like what a student does, he throws items that they have PAID for in the TRASH!

He also picks targets and is very uncouth unbalanced in his approach to enforcing the dress code. If your child has anxiety issues, he will tell them that they are doing it to themselves. If your child has depression, anxiety, or is an introvert, this is not a good environment for them.

The principal is a pushover for all the wrong people, and parents having a voice is non-existent. I tried to help at this school, but if you question anything (like them being raided by the FBI and not sending a letter home to parents before it made the news), you are treated like you are making unreasonable requests and irate.

It is a shame because students really get a quality education here. The teachers and counselors even make HOME visits to help students at risk. Students (and parents) travel out of the country with the school, and the counseling staff does an EXCELLENT job of making sure the kids get scholarships. Their college acceptance rate is phenomenal.

I think the instructors and support staff turn ordinary, at-risk students into scholars. It really says something because their administration exhibits poor leadership on a consistent basis.

The school is good at times they try and make you have fun ig. But this year and last year so much stuff have happened like people coming to school high and the dean Mr.Gracia said that people are bring drugs and weapons into his school. Idk if I want to finish my year their. The dean oh my gosh i recommmend you dont send your child there if they are bad because that dean omgggg. Just dont send your child there. I recommend you go to a differnt school. STAY AWAY FROM MR.GRACIA IF YOU COME!!!!! PLEASE!!!! He will make your life a living hell!! Bye Ive said enough even though I have more to say about him and some other teachers. Oh wait Mr.Ramos he sends you to Mr.Gracia office for nothing he did that to some students that were just walking to class like tf?? and he always make a big seen outta little oh things especially when Mr.Gracia talking so he have some clout. Like stop clouting shorty. And the middle school gym teacher is so dumb omfg its unbelievable I have a C in gym come one now a C I thought gym was a easy subject once. Im done….

After attending this school from the beginning of middle school and up to sophomore year of high school, I came to realize this school only sees students as nothing but garbage. They are disrespectful towards student telling a simple joke to try and lighten the mood of the class. There are rat problems but we are forced to keep quiet about it. Speaking of problems, there are mutated cockroaches at the school. This school’s budget is lower than the girl’s standards at my school. The teachers aren’t happy at all to be at this school which forces them to do side jobs because of how low their income is. This school is terrible to be frank and any other school nearby is better than this. Take this opinion from someone that cares about your future and is an active school member. I must be dumber than the people that run this school to forget this, they spend their money on their precious robotics team which is the only thing people know us for instead of investing in other things.