Austin Peay Elementary School

"I have a daughter entering kindergarten at Austin Peay this year. She has never been in a learning environment until now. I have requested a certain teacher that over the years,due to having other children attend this school, we have come to have a great rapport. Unfortunately the principal does not feel this is reason enough to allow her to teach my daughter. Knowing this year will be emotionally trying for my child I know this teacher has the ability to help her strive without scaring her and ruining the experience of school from the the start. Who would deny a child the ability to strive from day one? The principal of Austin Peay, that is who. It is apparent to me she is not there for the soul benefit of the children. Knowing for the next four years I will not have any say in my child's education is completely unacceptable. Not only do the teachers have no voice, but you as parent will not either! I will no longer be recommending this school."

"Not a good school for minorities. They don't try to help them succeed academically. They put them in all these programs and you don't see any real improvements. They make the material soo hard and then only help certain ones. They believe in the buddy system there. Go to another school where they actually teach the kids."

"I have a daughter entering kindergarten at Austin Peay this year. She has never been in a learning environment until now. I have requested a certain teacher that over the years,due to having other children attend this school, we have come to have a great rapport. Unfortunately the principal does not feel this is reason enough to allow her to teach my daughter. Knowing this year will be emotionally trying for my child I know this teacher has the ability to help her strive without scaring her and ruining the experience of school from the the start. Who would deny a child the ability to strive from day one? The principal of Austin Peay, that is who. It is apparent to me she is not there for the soul benefit of the children. Knowing for the next four years I will not have any say in my child's education is completely unacceptable. Not only do the teachers have no voice, but you as parent will not either! I will no longer be recommending this school."

"Not a good school for minorities. They don't try to help them succeed academically. They put them in all these programs and you don't see any real improvements. They make the material soo hard and then only help certain ones. They believe in the buddy system there. Go to another school where they actually teach the kids."