Kiefer School

404 Northeast Madison Avenue

Peoria, IL 61603

3 Reviews

School District
Grade

1-12
Type

private

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Submitted by parent on January 10, 2025

My son has autism. He was not in the autism school. They said he was not "bad enough" to attend. Instead they put him with a teacher that knew nothing about autism and acted inappropriately toward him. They lost my son for 4 days and would not tell me where he was. They refused to communicate with me as a parent. Finally, I found my son, but they had totally shut me out as the parent. The teacher that acted inappropriate was not even reprimanded as she was friends with the principal. My son totally missed out on any life skills class because he had to be pulled out of this school. I do not recommend.
Submitted by other on August 18, 2013

I am a former student of Kiefer School, and I have kept the truth in the dark long enough! Not only does this place use extremely unorthodox methods and pass them off as Behaviorial Modification, but they completely shelter you and rob you of any chance at a proper social life in the future. I was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 6 and sent there. I was a very, very, sensitive child who cried a lot, and had a routine that I was very comfortable with. My mother was a single parent and desperate to get me "fixed", though she would never admit it. I knew how to do the work. I was a very smart child, and played with neighborhood kids regularly. Home schooling should have been done. Placing me at this school was not only unnecessairy, but detrimental to my mental health and well-being. My mother never believed me when I told her what went on there. I always got punished for crying! They wouldn't let you use the restroom when needed, only when they SAID you could. The food was horrible. Dry, bland, and tasteless. What did Kiefer School teach me? Every action, good or bad has consequences, and how to play the system, which was how I got out by 9th grade. Not a good place!
Submitted by other on January 16, 2013

As a former student of this school I will tell the truth. The teachers at the school use unorthadox meathods. They have a paper you sing that gives the teachers permission to "restrain" the student, which is basicaly just two teachers lying on your back to keep you from moving until you calm down. It is a often painful and time consuming. They often teach students at an extreamly slow pace which is why grades often rise so much. The food is bad but it is still better than some public school. The carpets are filthy. They did teach me how to play the system which is how I got out. I had to ride a bus 5 hours a day. 2 hours 30 minutes there and 2 hours 45 minutes home. It basicaly teaches that if you do something wrong there will be punishment. It will help your child with their behaior problems, but it will practicaly ruin your childs social life and will also affect their relationship with their parents.