Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 15:38     Subject: Feedback on Kenmore MS?
Anonymous wrote:Kenmore has had the police presence mainly do to the school shooting threat and the BB gun incident. The police have been there at the schools request after the incidents.

Dismissal there are more mainly on fridays mostly if there has been tension building up with some kids/gangs.


Huh?
Are you saying they've been dismissing school on Fridays?
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 13:07     Subject: Feedback on Kenmore MS?
Anonymous wrote:Kenmore has had the police presence mainly do to the school shooting threat and the BB gun incident. The police have been there at the schools request after the incidents.

Dismissal there are more mainly on fridays mostly if there has been tension building up with some kids/gangs.


Gangs? Wtf....
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 11:46     Subject: Feedback on Kenmore MS?
Kenmore has had the police presence mainly do to the school shooting threat and the BB gun incident. The police have been there at the schools request after the incidents.

Dismissal there are more mainly on fridays mostly if there has been tension building up with some kids/gangs.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 10:40     Subject: Re:Feedback on Kenmore MS?
DS is an 8th grader at Kenmore. Overall he's had a positive experience. He's had (mostly) great teachers who are very responsive. Mr. McBride, the principal, is great and really seems to care about the kids. DS is small for his age and he never felt bullied or unsafe at school. He did mention there were a couple of fights that broke out during lunch (both times between girls) but this is not uncommon in middle and high schools.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 08:36     Subject: Re:Feedback on Kenmore MS?
We put our 6th grader in private. We are zoned for kenmore but we were going private regardless as APS is a dumpster fire.

We get a lot of feedback from the friends there. One friend is hearing impaired and the teachers do not connect their microphones so they can hear through their linked hearing aids. Kenmore has no resources to support basic special needs.

There are a lot of physical incidents; but 6th graders are (mostly) segregated from 7th and 8th graders. But the 6th graders are definitely aware of the violence and halls/zones to avoid.

Arlington county has not less than 3 officers at the school at all times, more at dismissal.

There is a very high substitute teacher ratio, it is rare that a student does not have at least one sub for a class.



This is complete BS. Kenmore is fine. Arlington is not the slums. ๐Ÿ™„


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I totally believe it. There are fights at other schools, too, though.

I call BS. There are no police in Arlington schools now. The SROs have been removed.
All of the Arlington schools are having issues with poor student behavior after the pandemic. It's a widespread problem, since many kids were unsupervised during virtual learning and now don't know how to behave in school.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 08:30     Subject: Feedback on Kenmore MS?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We put our 6th grader in private. We are zoned for kenmore but we were going private regardless as APS is a dumpster fire.

We get a lot of feedback from the friends there. One friend is hearing impaired and the teachers do not connect their microphones so they can hear through their linked hearing aids. Kenmore has no resources to support basic special needs.

There are a lot of physical incidents; but 6th graders are (mostly) segregated from 7th and 8th graders. But the 6th graders are definitely aware of the violence and halls/zones to avoid.

Arlington county has not less than 3 officers at the school at all times, more at dismissal.

There is a very high substitute teacher ratio, it is rare that a student does not have at least one sub for a class.


This is complete BS. Kenmore is fine. Arlington is not the slums. ๐Ÿ™„


I totally believe it. There are fights at other schools, too, though.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 06:54     Subject: Re:Feedback on Kenmore MS?
PS if your friends teachers are not connecting their HATS devices that is a violation of FAPE and I hope your friend is taking appropriate steps to resolve this issue.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 06:53     Subject: Feedback on Kenmore MS?
Anonymous wrote:We put our 6th grader in private. We are zoned for kenmore but we were going private regardless as APS is a dumpster fire.

We get a lot of feedback from the friends there. One friend is hearing impaired and the teachers do not connect their microphones so they can hear through their linked hearing aids. Kenmore has no resources to support basic special needs.

There are a lot of physical incidents; but 6th graders are (mostly) segregated from 7th and 8th graders. But the 6th graders are definitely aware of the violence and halls/zones to avoid.

Arlington county has not less than 3 officers at the school at all times, more at dismissal.

There is a very high substitute teacher ratio, it is rare that a student does not have at least one sub for a class.


This is complete BS. Kenmore is fine. Arlington is not the slums. ๐Ÿ™„
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 06:40     Subject: Feedback on Kenmore MS?
My 8th grader at Kenmore does not receive special ed services, so I canโ€™t speak to the quality if the interventions. We are planning on sending our younger kid with special needs there.

I asked DS about the reputation that there are a lot of fights at Kenmore and he didnโ€™t seem to think that was true. He certainly has never felt unsafe. Between friends from elementary school and joining clubs, he found his niche there.



Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 00:04     Subject: Feedback on Kenmore MS?
Anonymous wrote:Kenmore has had a ton of problems this year. Fights, racist slurs, a hard environment for the kids. The environment has been a big distraction to the kids.

Not unique to Kenmore.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2022 22:28     Subject: Feedback on Kenmore MS?
We put our 6th grader in private. We are zoned for kenmore but we were going private regardless as APS is a dumpster fire.

We get a lot of feedback from the friends there. One friend is hearing impaired and the teachers do not connect their microphones so they can hear through their linked hearing aids. Kenmore has no resources to support basic special needs.

There are a lot of physical incidents; but 6th graders are (mostly) segregated from 7th and 8th graders. But the 6th graders are definitely aware of the violence and halls/zones to avoid.

Arlington county has not less than 3 officers at the school at all times, more at dismissal.

There is a very high substitute teacher ratio, it is rare that a student does not have at least one sub for a class.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2022 21:58     Subject: Feedback on Kenmore MS?
Kenmore has had a ton of problems this year. Fights, racist slurs, a hard environment for the kids. The environment has been a big distraction to the kids.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2022 21:47     Subject: Re:Feedback on Kenmore MS?
BUMP
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2022 13:52     Subject: Feedback on Kenmore MS?
Anonymous wrote:DC is a rising 6th grader and I am interested in learning more about recent experiences at Kenmore MS, our neighborhood school. Pros and cons about the place? Would it be good fit for a sensitive 2e kid with ADHD?


Yes.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2022 13:51     Subject: Feedback on Kenmore MS?
DC is a rising 6th grader and I am interested in learning more about recent experiences at Kenmore MS, our neighborhood school. Pros and cons about the place? Would it be good fit for a sensitive 2e kid with ADHD?