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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The stories are all true. [/quote]

It has been a rough year for a behavior for [b]some [/b][i]kids at Deal. The school is overcrowded and there is a lot of energy. If your kid can tune it out and do the work, they are fine, IMO.

There have been significant admin, teacher and staff departures and "leaves of absence" by key people who keep the school running, so others have had to pick up the slack, or not. There is little internal communication to teachers and staff or external communication to parents, which creates confusion. I'm still trying to figure out if this is strategic or simply a personality quirk.

Middle school drama seems to have escalated to new levels. There are more fights this year. The girl trying to kill herself during school was scary. Girl drama/violence/cruelty in 7th grade has reached new and concerning levels.  A lot of bad language, N word, homophobic slurs. Some kids are bolder, the girl who taunted the teacher and he reacted which resulted in him getting arrested during school, the girl pushing the boy down the stairs.

As always there are edibles coming into the school. A major incident this year resulted in suspensions. Selling weed and smoking in Fort Reno park (although this has always been the case) And now pills (xanax, ritalin) are available. Also, there is drinking and sex (BJ's are a thing).  This is a small subset of kids.
 
Yes, some kids roam the hallways (they know where to avoid the cameras). Some of them slide into other classrooms to disrupt class and get attention when there are subs.  The hype beast kids go to the bathroom to place orders online when there is a big drop.

Social media is awful. Group chat drama seeps into school and admin has to deal with it -- it's toxic and exhausting.

There are good and great activities if your kid will participate. The track coach is great, theater program great, wrestling good, good clubs (scrabble, geo plunge), good dance squad. The choir is great. Baseball is off to a rough start. counselors are excellent, but they need more help and people esp for 7th grade. The assistant principals seem good and responsive. Some parents do a lot to support the school.

Like every school, there are good and bad teachers. Some teachers are really not bright but admin know the weak links and create teams with a balance so no team gets four bad teachers.
 
I don't like the constant police presence. There seems to be uniformed police presence outside and INSIDE the school a lot. I've gone to pick up  for appts and there are really large, imposing officers checking in on students. This is alarming.

My kids are fine but hope it calms down next year.[/quote]

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