The teachers are just unqualified and the lunch is horrible. I am aware that it is school lunch but…read morethat is absolutely unacceptable, other school in this city have much better lunches and better staff members. For example Mary Lee Clark Elementary has food you can handle eating without vomiting, and an enjoyable staff, who are not only good at their jobs but are delightful and quite amusing. The teachers there hate their jobs and treat their students like dirt. This school has no good qualities, teachers, staff, or proper nutrition for your child. Sincerely, A concerned parent

I took my daughter there for less than a day and will NEVER bring her back. The staff was extremely…read morerude when I came for a tour, I assumed it was because it was nap time (though I asked when was a good time to come for this exact reason). I was not given a proper tour and was barely spoken to. They quite honestly seemed shocked that I asked for an application. There is little to no security and no friendliness at drop off. I told them her schedule and that her giraffe in her diaper bag will make the transition a little easier. Upon pickup less then 5 hours later my child had not slept, she didn't have her giraffe, and was screaming her head off, the staff had "just put her down because she wouldn't stop screaming". So as opposed to commiting themselves to their job and helping a scared little girl settle in, they chose to let her scream because they didn't want to deal with it. I've never been more disgusted.

The staff is always friendly and understanding, not only did my kids go here for day care I also…read morehave to work with them thru my job. My kids loved going to Here and have learned so much and made friends.

This school is wonderful! The teachers and staff care about the kids and are a blessing. We have…read moretwo kids at the lower campus and we have seen them thrive!

REVISED.....June 19th 2015 Okay...this is what happened to…read moremy daughter and I. My daughter was happy at her new school, but as time went on we found out that it is the most awful "school." So my daughter, despite the bullying she endured for months, wanted to go back to FCA. I asked Bryan Alvare in early May about my daughter returning to FCA. He kept telling me he was so busy with end of the year stuff and wanted to meet in early June. I did receive a call and an appointment was set. My husband had to go because I had a prior engagement. What he told me blew my mind. He said it was out of his hands and I had to write a letter telling them why I wanted my daughter back at FCA and the board would decide! That is so untrue because Bryan himself has told both my husband and I in the obscene amount of meetings that kids leave and come back all the time. The only way I will write a letter is if I receive a letter of apology for the bullying of my daughter. Because it was not handled by the principal, I had to take my child out and her education was in jeopardy. I feel outraged. I would rather drive 50 miles one way to a school that knows how to handle situations like this when they arise.

When I was a senior (2012) we had to do this HORRIBLE slut shaming program (go from table to table,…read morestick your hand in a bowl, random chance type activity deal) where individuals dressed as nurses (no idea if they actually were nurses) spoke to you like some terrible thing actually happened. I got the unlucky roll of the dice and my choices were something like "go to a party, got STD because of unprotected sex, go to table to see what STD you got, etc" and the whole thing was just really poorly handled. There's better ways to educate students about sex without totally shaming youth who are sexually active (I wasn't in high school), and/or trying to encourage gear mongering and scare tactics. For the academics: While it was very diverse, the actual class quality is very hit-or-miss, depending on who was the teacher. While I did have some great teachers here, I also had terrible teachers here. The dress code is ass backwards and insanely strict. Many faculty members also have very "old school" views when it comes to "how to adult" and dress code. I recall one time I was walking the halls with my friend and happened to mention a curse word. A teacher pulled me aside asking "Should young women really be talking like that?" I wanted so bad to give him a stern talking, but knew it'd only get me in more trouble. For the peers: They can claim "we don't tolerate bullies" all they want. I first hand witnessed at least three incidents involving bullying, where the administration (school admins and/or teachers) didn't lift a finger to stop things. The most vivid memory of this was when a girl nearly had an asthma attack because someone sprayed perfume in the classroom. She left the room, crying because of how badly it was affecting her (the class erupted into laughter, making fun of her), and the teacher sat behind the desk not bothering to do anything about it. Overcrowded? Most definitely. The only reason they haven't made a new school (besides possible lack of funding), is due to the fear of somehow breaking up their beloved football team. They definitely also put priority on them over all other clubs. The solution to the situation? Make a school, geared mostly towards art students (hell, don't even have a football team for the new school), that way, they don't break up their precious football team.

If you want to get bullied and have teachers and administrators do nothing about it this is the…read moreperfect place for you. And the only students that ever get in trouble are the ones who don't do sports.