As a current student of Wharton Highschool (really only because i have nowhere else close by i can go to) I can say that, from experience, Wharton is a terrible highschool. They genuinely run this school like a prison in concept. I have very bad social anxiety, general anxiety disorder, diagnosed depression, and possible adhd (currently getting tested) and out of every one I know that works there, only 2 teachers have ever actually helped me. My former English Honors teacher- Kelly Creel; and the new band director- Marques Rudd. Administration generally just lets me have panic attacks wherever, while accusing me of skipping. Or, if i'm able to make it to the nurses office just gawk at me like I have 4 heads. Obviously, I don't expect that everyone should have to take care of me while having a panic attack. I'm well aware that i should try to calm myself down from them, but they also shouldn't just stand there, or yell at me, or leave in a room to my volition. I see a lot of things wrong with that- especially since i was on school watch for s**cidal ideation just 4 or 5 months ago and to my knowledge still am.
Aside from this, Teachers have said nasty things to me mainly about my struggles with school. My former Biology teacher, Mary Johnson, who is well know around the school for being racist and just generally terrible with teaching and helping kids once said to me "You should just be homeschooled at this point." after i explained to her that because of my lack of ability to focus its better for me to be in a school environment.
The school also really struggles with any form of communication. Before the beginning of this school year, I got my schedule and could not figure out if i had a math class or not. It's required that i have 4 credits in each core class (Eng, History, Math, & Science) And i called the school about 10 times getting either a "talk to your guidance counselor" or a voicemail. I'm still waiting on my guidance counselor to email me back from February of last school year. He didn't respond. Had to just wing it first day of school and hope and prey I had a math class. Luckily I did, but when it's required for me to have a class to graduate you'd figure they'd take some sense of urgency with just checking to make sure I do.
Furthermore, I am pre-diabetic and I have PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). Because of this I have to use the bathroom a lot and am prone to UTIs. The bathrooms are locked almost every period besides in passing and 4th period (the designated lunch period). They've been getting better with this but still only have one bathroom for each gender open at a time and even then, it's locked more than not. I've had to go home more than once because a teacher or sub wouldn't let me change my pad or go to the bathroom. I have a doctors note on file that allows me to use the bathroom whenever I need to and still no one honors it.
This is getting lengthy so I'll stop it here but Im serious when I say if I had any other option i'd leave immediately. read more
