Stephen Decatur Middle School

(STUDENT) In all my years in public schools, Stephen Decatur was the absolute worst school I have ever attended. It has a horrendous bullying problem and the staff has absolute ZERO control over the student population. I started in seventh grade and was immediately bullied for my looks and grades. Most of teachers I had did nothing to help even if the bullying was happening right in front of them. One time my desk was surrounded by a group of girls calling me names and I started to cry. The teacher did nothing. I saw a boy light a girl's hair on fire. Our science teacher had to extinguish it. There was always a person in my class missing because he/she was in was suspended.There are always fights in this school. The principal is horrible, unprofessional and curses at students. There was only one teacher who I thought made learning enjoyable. This school did nothing but damage my self confidence and made me distrustful of my peers. If anything this school made my skin tougher and taught me how to walk and talk in a way that wouldn't attract the attention of bullies. In my opinion the education being taught there is standard. The problem is the lack of control and organization.

I believe Stephen Decatur has the potential to go far with teaching kids. I only gave this school a 3/5 stars because they are known for their student vs. student and student vs. teacher fights. But on another note their AVID and their PBIS programs are exeptional. The band and sports levels teach students from what an instrament is to what a volleyball is.

(student) worst school ever i wish i could have gone anywhere else lots of bullying and over stuff like cloths or shoes or even haircuts and friends dont send ur kid there because I was gonna put zero stars and if i u send ur kid there they wont learn because of crazy kids and cursing teachers on teacher even tried to fight a student

What ever you do, Do not send any kids to this school. Teachers let the kids run wild,kids bully and for no reason make people who they don't even know their name feel bad. Almost anything can trigger being bullied. Including what shoes youwear. And to top that off,kids think it is funny to sexually harass other students.