My 7 year old 2nd grader had a horrible experience at Arvada k-8 all because of an extremely rude teacher. The issues started right off the bat within the first two weeks of school starting. I the beginning I told my child to just give it time, it's a new teacher, and to learn her ways of teaching and let the teacher learn my child's ways of learning. Well, the issues didn't go away and the teacher become more inappropriate by the day. The rudeness of the teacher got more intense and the things that she would say to other teachers in front of my child were highly and necessary and unprofessional as a person and her position. The way my child was treated was very cruel. It was very heartbreaking hearing my daughter tell the stories was such sadness as she came home every day. As my frustration grew, I contacted the school many times and spoke to counselors tried to get in touch with the teacher that never happened. I even spoke to the principal about everything that was being said and going on in the classroom with my child. He agreed that it was unacceptable and I asked for my child to be switched classes. At that point he informed me the other class was too full and there was no option for my child at that school any longer. So I did end up switching her schools completely. I know this teacher is very mean to other students in her class to the point to where she is making them cry. The last straw for me is when I would drop my daughter off in the mornings and she would stand in the parking lot wiping away her tears because she didn't want her teacher to see because she was afraid. That's why I drew the line. Needless to say she is ecstatic about her new school and she is extremely happy and I couldn't have made a better decision as a parent. I really encourage other parents who have students at the school to talk with their children and to make sure that this isn't happening to them. I know my daughter couldn't be the only one. read more