Nova Middle School

There is terrible bullying going on at this school, particularly in GYM. Why is the gym teacher for (2018-2019) 6 graders not doing her job? Our child has had several incidents of bullying while at gym. We had to pull him and place him in counselling because he has been so traumatized. He got his tooth knocked out by another child and the teacher sent him to the clinic with some other kids; when we called to speak to her on the phone, she was rude: claiming she had many students to supervise. Ok, so what else was so important for her to supervise while our kid was being punched in the stomach and his tooth knocked out???? And no one from the clinic or school called us to make us aware of what happened that day, our boy texted us himself!!! He is now wearing an implant in one of his front teeth.Another incident: a boy threw his phone under the bleachers and claimed it was an accident. The school told us the bleacher benches was broken and they could not retrieve the phone. We had to get him a new phone!!Another thing: The students at this school need guidance counselling sessions: they are starting or going through puberty and need to understand that sex and sexuality are natural and normal. Our child has been exposed to conversations about bisexual and transsexual.....this seems to be what all of these young 12 year olds are concerned about! They have labeled him and called him a derogative homosexual slur, simply because he is quiet and sticks to himself. We are sick of it......At the end of year meeting we were told that those students may not be returning, but did not get any verification of this!!We get nothing but praises and good comments from the teachers about our boy, but this 6 grade experience has left us shaken up and him not wanting to go back

In 2018 and 2019, my kids did unbelievably well. The teachers may be overworked with over-sized classes, but they can really teach. The "A" the school merited demonstrates that. But I must really say how much the elective teachers have supported my 3 kids. The Chorus teacher, the Spanish teachers, especially. They're the best. And as for the rest of the teachers, most of them are Grade A. I appreciate them more than you can know.

My son is in the 8th grade. Since my son has been here, he's been dealing with bullying. I've spoke with the AP as well as the guidance counselor and nothing has been done. My coworker is now having the same problem with this school. My son's grades have dropped drasticly because of bullying. I plan on calling the district director to have them investigate the bullying at the school. My son will not be attending Nova High.

If i could give a 0 out of 5 stars, i would. Was a fan of Elementary but now that my son started middle school, this school is no good. No good for reasons like teachers being sarcastic and rude to parents (unprofessional) and the ridiculous amount of work and projects a child has every day. I mean, if teachers were smart, they would know a child learns with activities not their faces implanted on paper at school and at home. Educate the teachers and then allow them to educate our children. Children need time to be children and play or have fun.