Essex Middle School - Essex Junction, Vermont

Aidan P.

From the perspective of two former students, we believe that Essex middle school is not a sutible environment for the average middle schooler. First off, let's start at the ALC and peerleaders of the school. They can do anything bad from A-Z, and get away with it easily because the directors believe that they are the perfect student leaders. There are also kids that are not good people, and are on things like peerleaders. They will look like a great kid around the teachers, but are actually in the middle of an "act." Also, if you try to make a point or share your opinion, it will be brushed aside or you will get in trouble for it, for "harassment
" or "bullying". Not all teachers, but many, and it makes you feel degraded and disrespected. Also, students want to express themselves and show people who they actually are, by wearing what they feel is right, but the teachers don't care and make you not wear that anymore or change you opinion on how you feel about it. Furthermore, there are multiple teachers that made me uncomfortable during my experience at this school. Girls knew that they shouldn't wear skirts or dresses during certain classes in fears of the teacher making an uncomfortable comment or look. Teachers do not accommodate students who need a non-traditional approach towards education, making this school the worst experience of both our education paths so far.

James B.

At the beginning when I had just barely entered this school, it seemed like a breath of fresh air, it seemed so much better than my previous school and I loved it. Now, I have encountered sexist and biased teachers that will shut down your opinion if they even slightly disagree, from my experience this year, some teachers can barely teach their own class, let alone try and teach extra on the side. Teachers seem to favor certain students, allowing them to get away scott-free, while others get in serious trouble for the same actions, I've even seen certain people hit girls and nothing is done about it. Don't even get me started on the edge team, this team exists as a dump for any kids with behavior issues or the kids that are... different, and Or administration started receiving complaints from parents about this, so they started throwing some normal kids in the mix to make the team seem "normal", which in the end ruins these normal kids' chances to fit in and make friends with kids on the other teams in the school. Para educators just sit in the back of the class on their phones, and nothing is done about it. The athletics director never seems to mind his own business, and is terrible at his job, as he seems to ruin every sport he decides to come more involved in. The entire administration in this school sucks, with things like the ALC and Peerleaders, which are a group of students trying to "improve the learning environment" the school is even worse, these groups basically allow students to do anything they want with no consequence, because the administration believes that there is no way they could ever do anything wrong. I hate this school with a passion and have no respect for the administration in this current state.

Josh -.

I was a student here between 2010 and 2012 on the Galaxy team and I had a great time. At the time everyone was great but im not quite sure what happened since based on the reviews of the other people.

Jordan K.

All these reviews are correct but not Toms.

Julian M.

lol

Russell N.

I like trains

Bridget M.

Aiden H.