Guyer High School

7501 Teasley Lane

School District

Denton Independent
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on August 14, 2023

Here are my intense feelings about Guyer High School. I have two grandchildren that attend Guyer. I am very involved in their lives. Here is what has transpired in the last 12 months of school: They changed the bus route. My grandchildren have two parents that work. I refuse to let these kids walk home in this heat and be subjected to child trafficking. Next, my grandson was in the bathroom doing his business and a girl walked in to use the restroom. The school did nothing to address this. This is 100% unacceptable as I refuse to agree that transgender bathrooms are acceptable. A girl told my granddaughter to go kill herself and the school ignored it because they said the girl had mental issues. Once of her teachers was on her cell phone and she needed help on a math problem and the teacher told her to "figure it out" Why the heck am I paying $12,000 a year on taxes in Denton County if we do not have teachers. Then the camel that broke everything was when they did not offer 504 to my granddaughter that has chronic migraines, a letter from the neurologist and instead kicked her and her brother (that is in band and in band camp and practice every single day) out of the school for her absences due to a chronic illness. They are trying to make them go to a school three times farther away and are punishing her for her illness. This is it. I will scream from the rooftops to protect their rights. Who the heck is watching out for our kids with disabilities? You want to talk discrimination; this is discrimination and the fact that the school allows our non-trans mentally stable kids to be embarrassed by the wrong gender is the bathrooms is inexcusable. Parents......it's your job to protect your children. I fought for my kids when the school was out of line, and they are here for sure. I am proud of my son he is fighting back against the wokeness going on here and the punishment they now throwing at them for my granddaughters' absences that are not her fault.
Submitted by parent on November 10, 2022

My children have had the worse experience at this school. Bullying is out of control and to make things worse administration calls bullying another issue of drama. If there was a zero to rate this school I would.
Submitted by parent on October 04, 2022

The classes are not very well structured. Most of them don't teach in a way that would benefit the future of the majority of students. There are a lot of bad teachers, and a lot of stuff is tolerated that shouldn't be. The campus is old, and not very well kept up, besides basic cleaning. The elective options are horrible, and there is a surprising lack of options for how big of a school Guyer is.
Submitted by parent on February 01, 2022

my daughter has not had a good experience at this school. there are just a few of the teachers willing to help her with her work, when she ask for help majority of her teachers don't want to help. like i read in another review the teachers are coaches, they tend more to the kids that are in athletics
Submitted by parent on August 30, 2020

The worst experience I’ve ever dealt with, if I could rate the school a 0 I would!
Submitted by parent on October 12, 2019

pretty good school overall wasnt there that long
Submitted by parent on October 19, 2017

Students at this school are making far less academic progress given where they were last year, compared to similar students in the state. This is mostly due to teachers having to lower their standards to accommodate students with low skills into PAP and AP courses.What a joke! And yes, grades are inflated. So many low skills and students that can't really do the work. Grades are not accurate. Inflated to keep kids who don't belong in PAP or AP in the course to receive funds.On a second note there are some amazing teachers who really do teach and care.
Submitted by other on April 03, 2017

my kids went from charter school to Guyer Public school, first couple of weeks were hard on them not because of the school, it was because of the students had their own circle of friends from middle school, but after my kidos enrolled in different camps, they are happy teachers are very helpful. Guyer is the best school in Denton ISD.
Submitted by student on July 19, 2016

Honestly, this entire school is so ridiculously focused on sports (football especially) that education is not that great. Half of the teachers are coaches who barely know their subject. The counsellors don't help that much. If they would take their minds off football for a second then maybe their education would be decent.
Submitted by parent on May 25, 2014

I know that schools have lots of rules but if my kid is missing an assignment I am glad they don't put her in detention. Detention should be reserved for children who behave badly or children who refuse to do their work. My young adult has missed a few assignments, but she is responsible enough to talk with her teacher to get the assignment turned in in a timely manner. If every kid who missed an assignment went to detention the school would need a new wing for detention. There are a lot of kids at guyer who have appointments for the Dr or dentist, college visits, UIL, athletics, Band, and choir. The child would be better served by parents who check on their grades on the online resource for parents, then let their child know they need to take care of their business in the classroom. After all your goal as a parent should be to raise your children to to be responsible adults. That process starts with you as the parent showing your own child how to be responsible for their actions, instead of having the school administration do it for you.
Submitted by parent on May 24, 2014

My daughter was held down on a desk and punched in the head multiple times during class. The teacher was in the room, on her computer at the time. It was recorded by another student on their cell phone and they bullied my daughter with the video saying they were going to post it. When we went to the principal he yelled at my daughter for not being more kind to the perpetrator. Administration saw the video but would not allow us to. We know from other students that it was unprovoked. As far as we know there was no consequence for the student or teacher involved. We have been told that it was "taken care of" and there is nothing more to be done.
Submitted by parent on April 28, 2014

Unless your child participates in UIL activities, this school may not be for you. It is focus first on athletics and education does not seem to be a priority. The programs they have in place to help the children are not even in force. They have a program to put the child in detention if they are missing an assignment, as outlined on their website, but when we asked why my child was not put in detention, the asst principal said, "we don't really do that." We moved last year to upgrade our school district. Unfortunately it was a downgrade.
Submitted by parent on April 02, 2014

Guyer High School is a great school with a community feel. The staff are very helpful and kind. The Teachers and Coaches are willing to go the extra mile to help your student be as successful as they want to be. It is the responsibility of the parent to instill a good work ethic in their children and then the Teachers can help the child acomplish all the success that the child is willing to work for. This is the standard at Guyer, as long as the child wants to learn and succeed the Teachers and Coaches will give every effort to make that possible.
Submitted by parent on January 14, 2014

I am proud to be the parent of 2 Guyer Wildcats one academicaly driven and the other a Varsity Athletics Member. I am thankful for the environment that Guyer provides my teens, an environment of positive reinforcement and support to achieve their accomplishments on their own, make mistakes and learn from them and to be successful Adults in life.
Submitted by student on November 19, 2013

The athletics in this school are very competitive and very challenging. The coaches are strict and if you participate in a sport, be prepared to pay a lot of money for fundraising and equipment.The counselors are not as helpful as you would think they are. They appear to be nice, but will hardly do anything to change your schedule and you have to make an appointment way in advance to even be able to talk to one. The freshman principal is not helpful either. However, the fine arts programs are wonderful and have a friendly atmosphere. Many teachers are not enthusiastic about their job or do not know much about their subject. Textbook work is all that happens. Although I am only a freshman, I have already experienced difficulties and annoyances with Guyer.
Submitted by parent on September 13, 2013

Guyer High School is a disgrace to education, very few teachers are there for anything other than a paycheck. My daughter was bullied, harrassed and hazed, by both students and teachers, especially in the athletics departments. Administration did nothing to protect or defend her, and one teacher even told me that "she is not their to babysit, they are on their own". If not for us pulling her out of that school I truley believe she would not be with us today. Unless your child is a football player, avoid this school if possible. Her first comment after attending her new school: "wow Mom, they actually care if I learn something here".
Submitted by parent on October 03, 2011

My daughter attended another high school in town but graduated from GHS. It is a large school with many opportunities, but feels like a family atmosphere. I appreciate the fact that the principal works to keep the class sizes as small as possible. The teacher and administrators really care about kids and are involved in providing an excellent, challenging, learning environment.
Submitted by other on June 02, 2011

Guyer is a great school with great teachers and coaches for all the students as i have seen. Keep up the good work!
Submitted by parent on May 04, 2011

Parents: It is YOUR responciblity to provide a good kid to the school that will learn & not hinder other students. Don't throw off your responcibilty to the school to raise your bad child. If you don't like what the school is doing then get involved. Exchange studends, when local students are doing well them Ok other wise not at the exspence of local students just becouse you can host!. Sport should come second to good grade & real learning, not the other way around like most USA schools.