Pocahontas Middle

"I would not recommend this school or this school district to anyone. My child has had an extremely negative and beyond disappointing experience at Pocahontas Middle due to the completely inept and weak leadership in place. The academic curriculum is not challenging, classrooms are chaotic, there is a revolving door of teachers, teachers who like to bully kids and play favorites in grossly obvious ways, fights in the hallways, classrooms, lunchroom, rampant bullying that is never addressed unless the administration wants to make it look they are making an effort. They are more concerned with looking good rather than working to make this school better. There was a threat of a shooting written on the bathroom wall, parents only received two emails about it as the administration is just really not that interested in addressing it. We had heard wonderful things about this school, however, they brought in a new principal right before my child started there and the school has gone way downhill ever since. The insight I have gained into how Henrico County Public Schools operates is enough for me to decide my child will never set foot in another Henrico County public school ever again. You may hear good things about this school and the district in general but that is far from accurate. Save your money and put your children in private school, they will never get a quality or safe education here."

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"I would not recommend this school or this school district to anyone. My child has had an extremely negative and beyond disappointing experience at Pocahontas Middle due to the completely inept and weak leadership in place. The academic curriculum is not challenging, classrooms are chaotic, there is a revolving door of teachers, teachers who like to bully kids and play favorites in grossly obvious ways, fights in the hallways, classrooms, lunchroom, rampant bullying that is never addressed unless the administration wants to make it look they are making an effort. They are more concerned with looking good rather than working to make this school better. There was a threat of a shooting written on the bathroom wall, parents only received two emails about it as the administration is just really not that interested in addressing it. We had heard wonderful things about this school, however, they brought in a new principal right before my child started there and the school has gone way downhill ever since. The insight I have gained into how Henrico County Public Schools operates is enough for me to decide my child will never set foot in another Henrico County public school ever again. You may hear good things about this school and the district in general but that is far from accurate. Save your money and put your children in private school, they will never get a quality or safe education here."