O'banion Middle School

It is getting better with this new Principal he cares for the students not only in the academic also in their own personal situation

Since I was bullied badly here, and the school did nothing, and I ended up being jumped, and cyber bullied, I think this school is horrible. They have a very horrible attitude and treat the students like they are in jail. Many of the student here come from the streets and they didn't come to school to make it worse. There's so MANY fights there especially at the end of the year. Glad I made it out of this school alive, because people here threatened to kill me. I'm currently a sophomore at Mckinney High School.

FIGHTS all the time its really annoying this school doesnt have any good qualties all the students i see are starting to get into fights who are nice and good kids but now they are starting to get into fights also in the cafeteria if you get seperated from your friend its because of the people on lunch duty who tell you not to wait to just leave them or if you have to sit at a table with just one seat left theyre going to make you get separted from your friend and then you eat lunch all by yourself sad and they won't even care at all they have done it so much.

O Banion has struggled to find its identity, but you get out of it what you put into it. I ve had a wonderful experience with sending my child to OB. The teachers go out of their way to ensure that the students have an opportunity to excel. Tutorials are offered before/after school to meet the needs of the student & parent. The principal is available & holds meetings before school to meet parents & reach out to the community. Sadly, I ve been to the meetings & see only 1 or 2 parents show up. There are over 1000 students! Where are the parents? I ve made it a point to contact my child s teachers via email & introduce myself. I make my expectations clear & ensure that there is 2 way communication. My child isn t perfect & I want the teachers to feel that they can contact me w/out me getting defensive. I want to know if they see any issues in learning or behavior. Teachers are human. Yes, they, like parents, may have their favorites. Making yourself known & available to the them helps to build a lasting relationship. The surrounding neighborhood has depreciated from upper/middle to lower/middle income families, but the level of education hasn t suffered.