Serious Concerns Regarding Student Safety and Administrative Negligence…read more As a concerned parent, I feel it is necessary to raise serious concerns regarding the ongoing lack of safety protocols and administrative accountability at this school, where my child is currently enrolled. Over the past several months, I have witnessed and documented several troubling incidents involving not only negligence on the part of the administration but also potential endangerment of students. These include: Failure to Vet Adults on Campus: The school has allowed unauthorized adults onto school grounds without conducting proper identification or verification procedures. This has resulted in individuals misrepresenting themselves as parents and engaging in inappropriate behavior, including bullying and harassment of students and other parents. Bullying and Harassment: The school has failed to take adequate steps to prevent or address bullying. Specific individuals, including adults, have repeatedly harassed students, with incidents involving verbal threats and coercion. Despite being verbally banned from campus, these individuals were still allowed to return and continue their behavior without consequence. Involvement of Firearms: There was a reported incident involving firearms on or near school grounds, tied to individuals previously reported for misconduct. This incident was not transparently addressed with the school community, and no apparent disciplinary or legal action was taken against those responsible. Neglect of Mandated Reporting Duties: Concerns have been raised with the school about potential neglect and emotional abuse of students, including my own child. Despite these concerns being reported, the school has failed to follow up or escalate them to Child Protective Services, as required by law under mandatory reporting obligations. Lack of Transparency and Cooperation: As a legal parent, I have been repeatedly denied access to basic information such as incident reports or the opportunity to safely communicate with my child on campus. This has occurred despite involving law enforcement and having legal rights in place. Allegations made by another parent were accepted without proper investigation or due process, leading to further barriers in my involvement with my child's education and well-being. Failure to Uphold Protective Orders: The school has not enforced protective measures that are in place to safeguard students and families involved in these conflicts, further putting children at risk. Pattern of Unsafe Environment: There have been multiple incidents requiring law enforcement and school lockdowns. The frequency of such events points to a larger systemic issue in maintaining a safe and secure learning environment. What is most disheartening is that the administration appears more focused on maintaining the school's public image than protecting the students and addressing serious safety concerns. The failure to act responsibly and transparently has significantly eroded trust within the school community. While I do not wish for my child to be removed from their educational setting, it is ultimately the school's responsibility to ensure all students are safe and protected from harm--physically, emotionally, and socially. I urge the district and relevant oversight bodies to thoroughly investigate the current environment at Rolando Elementary and take immediate steps to implement meaningful reform. I have also communicated with a couple of the other parents who have been negatively impacted by the recent turn of events and encouraged them to take these concerns to the board and even take the right legal avenues to hold the school responsible. The safety and well-being of children must be prioritized above all else.

I enjoy going to this school. My teacher is Ms Campbell. The school is really nice! I've been going…read morefor 7 years now. Recommend!

This school is a gem. The teachers here genuinely care about their students and go above and…read morebeyond their duties. In the younger grades especially, there was so much creativity from the classroom layout to the activities themselves that I have never seen in any other school. The children in both general education and special education classrooms are given the attention and encouragement they need to achieve to the best of their abilities, and the school makes a strong point of, even in the elementary grades, reinforcing the idea that the kids there are all college-bound and headed for success. As an aside, on the first day when I arrived and saw all of the pep rallies, the pets in the classrooms, and one class who had gone on a fieldtrip to Legoland that day I thought, Wow, if I were a kid, I'd want to go here! After 5 months of close interaction with the students and teachers "behind the scenes," my opinion on that, both personally and professionally, has remained unchanged.

My brother was kicked in the genitals and got hit with wood chips as them being in his mouth, he's…read morein second grade. He goes to the office and they give him an ice pack but that's it, no calling my parents or anything

I go here for rookie baseball games the fields are awesome. They actually have benches you can sit…read moreand watch the practices and games on They have a veey noce playing field as well.

As a former student of the school, it has a horrible punishment system and some of the staff are…read morenice but in general I didn't like it

Pretty nice elementary school in El Cajon. I went today for a job assignment and it was very casual…read moreand nice old architecture and clean lines. I liked their kindergarten area, with plenty of space to play. My transaction with the office was fast and courteous. Lots of greenery and positive messages for the kids.

My child has been going to the school since 1st grade they are very accommodating. The campus is…read morevery family oriented. The staff handles any issue individually based on the student.

This is a fantastic school, the teachers are like Mrs. Ballard are truly amazing, she gives you a…read morememory book at the end of the year with every thing you're child has done with lots of pictures of your child. I still have my books. Coach Q is beloved by all families and children at HT, he is the heart and soul of the school. Mr. Urtz is a great math teacher who taught my son to memorize over a 100 digits of pie! Give this school a chance, it will feel like home.

Make sure you don't put your kids in a school where they are in a classroom with someone who is…read moretold by their parents to spy on your child to take info back to their parents and that person becomes obsessed with your child for the rest of their life. They become used to doing that and even after years later they are still trying to get into that persons life because they are just used to doing it from being in the same classroom with them they can't stop. So they are constantly talking about that person, getting into their personal life, trying to destroy how they look to others, trying to make them look a certain way, they can't help it since they have been doing that their whole life from just being in the same classroom in this school and being told to do that by their parents. They are overly obsessed with this person they used to be in a classroom with their obsession becomes their whole life. Even in their 40's they are still obsessed with this person who looks better than them and their obsession becomes bigger and bigger. Worst school ever and the people who go to this school end up with miserable lives.

Amazing school. This school cares for students soooooooooooooooooo much it's insane. Dance program…read moreis top notch. Teachers are amazing and soooo sweet. The electives are so fun and there is a variety from robotics and femineers to art and teachers aide there's office aide ,music and asb is soo awesome. There's gardening and many others. The campus is disable friendly. Amazing special Ed class and teacher. Overall an amazing school. School fight aren't common anymore. Staff is so kind. They don't really care about hats anymore and more about keeping campus clean. Most all classrooms have windows I should know I work there. Bullying is no longer an issue. Thanks to the tds staff. Sure you get a few bad one every once In a while.

I used to go to this school and to be honest I think the staff is great but.. there could be some…read morefixing, first of all we should be allowed to have our phones out in crew and advisory, we should have mirrors in every bathroom including the boys because we need them, we need better water filters and better water fountains over all the only good water fountain is the one on c building, that is the best coldest water at this school and also we need bigger stalls

This school is amazing and it all starts in the front office with Stephanie and Shannon! So…read morefriendly and kind! Then it extends to the teachers. Ms. Chacon, Mrs. Zobel, Mrs. Rosati, and Mr. Barbary have been such influential educators for my children. I couldn't say enough good things about them. We are so sad to be leaving this school. Anyone who sends there kids here will not be disappointed with the quality of educators and education that your child/ren will receive.