West Clayton Elementary

I had my doubts about the school to begin with, especially having spoken to other parents and former staff before enrolling my child in West Clayton. I thought, "Oh, it couldn't really be that bad." Well, the reality was far worse. Speaking just for my child's experience as one of the top children in his class, he has had to deal with bullying on a pretty consistent level. He has had to deal with children belittling his intelligence, other students wishing he were dead to his face, and to the extreme end having to deal with being punched in the face. The best response the school and his teacher can do is that "Kids will be Kids." That is true... Until they become something worse. Behavior begins to set in at the elementary level, whether it's poor parenting or worse supervision and discipline, this school will do very little to ensure a safe environment for your exceptional child. There are now alternatives to this at best, mediocre school... If you are a discerning parent of any kind, please, I beg of you, take your child elsewhere or risk putting your child through what mine has had to endure. I will have my work cut out for me trying to undo what this institute of barbarian learning has done to my child. There really needs to be a better way to hold these incompetent so-called educators accountable. I will certainly be looking into outside options to gain recourse for my child.