Arnold Middle School

We love Arnold! Mrs. White is amazing!

I don't even know where to begin. My son started at Arnold this year. There is a climate of bullying that comes from the top. There is also an environment of shaming and intimidating children that have counseling needs. My son has also reported that lunch tables are taken away from kids when trash is left in the cafeteria, forcing students to sit on the floor to eat their lunch. My son was refused lunch because his account balance was low, although the district policy is that student can receive 6 lunches and breakfasts on a low balance before being refused a meal. My son says that the adminstrators are threatening to lock the bathrooms during lunch and that students are not allowed to use the bathroom directly after lunch. On the positive side, my son has some teachers he likes, although one teacher told his on-level LA class that they were in that class because they all read on a 4th grade level and failed STAAR. My son has never taken the STAAR, as he did not come from public school, yet was automatically placed in on-level classes without the school offering any testing or consulation on this when I registered him. Not that I approve of a tiered learning system at all. My heart goes out to you if your child is a child of color or is stuck in the on-level classes at Arnold. I hope your experience will be better than ours has been so far.

Staff is caring. Large school that feels intimate. My son transferred in and they are helping him adjust. He likes the school as well.

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