I am very mad at my daughters school right now, mainly because of a lack of discipline. My daughters old school was closed, and they are at a new school that is clueless about discipline.
My daughters' teacher is great. We had her last year at our old school, and she is great at controlling her classroom. However, when the kids are at lunch and out of control of the teacher, it is another story.
The new school does not have a cafeteria, and the kids eat outside most of the time. Well, yesterday it started raining. The staff told the kids to go into the gym. The kids went in and started screaming at the top of their lungs, and no one did anything about it. One of my daughters said she had to cover her ears, and she hated being in there.
I told my daughters that they were not to go into the gym anymore and to either go to the office or the nurse and call me if it happens again.
I've talked to their teacher and the principal.
If I didn't like their teacher, I wouldn't stay at the school. We will not be there next year, no matter what.
Our response to these very real concerns was to enroll our daughter in Catholic school, even though we are not Catholic. There is a culture of learning and achievement, and zero discipline problems. Also, Catholic schools expect (actually, demand) parental involvement in the educational process, and in my view this is an essential aspect of their success.