Hilo Union Elementary School

506 Waianuenue Avenue

School District

Hawaii Department Of Education
Grade

PK, K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:11
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on March 09, 2014

Worst school ever involved with. Bullying is not dealt with appropriately and instead a child who has a normal reaction to the chaos and bullying allowed at this school gets punished and ridiculed. There are also projections of personal issues from staff members dumped on the child and their families. The family is then left to carry the burden and trauma of the issues created at this school and then the school expects the child and family to just disappear with no accountability on the part of the school. Some teachers are demeaning, unprofessional, and often there is so much chaos in certain classrooms that makes it very hard for a child to feel safe, relaxed, and comfortable here. And it causes so much confusion for a child to have to deal with all of that and then be made to feel like it is all their fault. Children are not allowed to express themselves freely here which causes them to have to absorb all the negativity they encounter on a daily basis until they can no longer handle it. And then they are traumatized even more by being punished for needing to release it all. Staff members also have no respect for a child or families personal boundaries.
Submitted by parent on December 02, 2010

Administration is definitely terrible. The office staff have very bad attitudes and are extremely rude. I have to children who attend Hilo Union Elementary. My youngest is in K and my other son is in 5th grade. One of the teachers have been giving my 5th grader a hard time from the beginning of last year. She has been making him call me on numerous occasions, telling him what to say but not coming on the phone herself. My son is terrified of her because she "yells" at everyone if they don't know the answers to a problem. She has talked down to him and even made fun of him in front of other students, making him feel insecure about himself. This is totally inappropriate behavior, especially coming from a teacher who is supposed to be teaching our children and getting them ready for the future. I am currently working on transferring my children to another school because of these issues and I do not recommend this school to anyone!!