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Submitted by parent on November 06, 2020
I do not care for the leadership at this school and can't wait for my kids to get out of there
Submitted by parent on September 14, 2014
*Please note the dates on these reviews*. I am both a parent and employee of Southdown. This is my 7th year employed and my daughter's second year there. My daughter is a straight A gifted child. She has absolutely no problems with the children here, there is no 'violence'. Southdown is a high poverty school and is majority African American, which is the reasoning for the 'bad rep' we've always gotten. The kids here are amazing and loving and live a hard life. Yes, test scores are not great but I promise it's not because of the teaching. Southdown has come a very long way in the seven years I've been here and the faculty and administration is doing some great things.
Submitted by parent on August 08, 2010
This year will be my kids second year there and last year they could not wait and then about half way through the year they came home complaining and would wake up crying and begging us to not send them...I promised them that they would be able to switch schools this year but unfortunaly we have no transportation and they are forced to go back this year and they are very upset but understand why and I have to admit it breaks our heart to send them there but we have no choice and I totally agree with the first comment because kids do get away with certain things there because of them being "special" and its not fair to the other students. I am totally involved with my kids schooling and I am always involved with their fundraisers and partys.