Short Pump Middle

"Not a great school...classes are over crowed..28-30 kids in my childs math, science and other core courses. Teachers are unable to manage the students, answer questions and help with learning. My kids have been yelled at for asking questions or needing clarification on the information taught. For example teachers will say " I do not have time to help you there are too many people in the class and not enough time." The school is not allowing for inquiry based learning and as a result, kids are not allowed to learn from one another and ask questions. Short pump does not have a community feeling and it is a very cliquey school It seems efforts to change the atmosphere have not been effective or supported. In middles school kids are bullied and administration and teachers and other adults have turned a blind eye to this problem. My daughter witnessed a child being teased for a few months and reported it to her teachers and nothing has changed. The teachers response was " Thank you for telling me are you sure because I have never seen that?" Overall, it is an over crowded school...and they cannot maintain a safe, inclusive atmosphere for students. Many people have moved from the area or sent their children to private schools, because of how poor the educational experience is at Short Pump."

"Not a great school...classes are over crowed..28-30 kids in my childs math, science and other core courses. Teachers are unable to manage the students, answer questions and help with learning. My kids have been yelled at for asking questions or needing clarification on the information taught. For example teachers will say " I do not have time to help you there are too many people in the class and not enough time." The school is not allowing for inquiry based learning and as a result, kids are not allowed to learn from one another and ask questions. Short pump does not have a community feeling and it is a very cliquey school It seems efforts to change the atmosphere have not been effective or supported. In middles school kids are bullied and administration and teachers and other adults have turned a blind eye to this problem. My daughter witnessed a child being teased for a few months and reported it to her teachers and nothing has changed. The teachers response was " Thank you for telling me are you sure because I have never seen that?" Overall, it is an over crowded school...and they cannot maintain a safe, inclusive atmosphere for students. Many people have moved from the area or sent their children to private schools, because of how poor the educational experience is at Short Pump."