James Madison Middle School

Awful. Bullying is prominent and the staff don’t deal with it well

Very bad.. Teachers dont know how to handle children with disabilities....my niece goes there the teacher bullies her screams at her. There is a kid there that bullies her the teacher allows the kid bullies her.

I've had two kids go through this school. The teachers and office personnel are VERY nice (especially the office personnel!), and the kids are held to a high standard (i.e. no saggy pants, piercings, etc.) and I love that! I'm sorry to say though, that the kids are not expected to do much and even my son who puts minimal effort into his work can get high grades. The curriculum and expectations are WAY too easy - it's easy to see why FL has such a rotten reputation for it's education. Very low standards educationally are held here, IMO. I also don't like the block system - the teachers teach for a short time, then the kids have lots of "down time" to do their homework. I do love the people who work there, but I just wish they'd hold the kids to higher expectations educationally...

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