Pomolita Middle School

awful I would strongly urge anyone considering this school to reconsider.

My student attending 8th grade in the 2013-14 school year after attending 7 years at St Mary's. Do yourself and your student a big favor and do not enroll at this school. There other good choices in Ukiah for a Middle school where your student will get a better education and receive respectful treatment from the teachers. One particular Math teacher is truly a bully. He picks on and resorts to rude and demeaning comments to certain students in order to to get classroom laughs and acceptance. Though he is considered a favorite teacher, his behaviors are deplorableable for some of the weaker kids. As far as I am concerned this was a lost year for my student.

I am a parent of a shy and quiet girl. We had no problems in 6th grade at this school. My child had all her classes in one classroom and in the 6th grade building. In 7th grade we had problems with bullying. I talked with many teachers and staff about the situation and most replied that it was normal and that it happens often. Some even went as far as saying that IT WAS A PART OF GROWING UP! First offence they talk to the bullies and tell them to stop. Then they get detention the second time. The third time is when they get sent home. By this time my child is not herself anymore. She is depressed and even had eating disorders due to bullying. She will forever be self-conscious about what these bullies said and did to her. I think that this school needs to teach kids not to bully. Also parents should teach their children not to bully others. We took our daughter out of this school and had her going to accelerated achievement academy and she likes it. If your child is a strong and outgoing kid, this school is great... if they are shy and quiet I wouldn't recommend this school.

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