Alexander Fleming Middle School

As a parent or a student if you bring a concern to their attention they seek to find a way to fault or punish you (i.e. problem student, or bad parent) instead of fixing the problem.This school is a clear sign of what's wrong with LAUSD and district 8 as a whole. I've taken incidents all the way to the top only to find whatever chains of command that are in place are only in place to look like there's a system in place for resolution when there really isn't a solution to any problems we as parents may have because once the teacher and principal enter into the hiring contract there isn't anything that can cancel it or else the teacher sues! They will transfer your child across town before they fire or let that teacher go! I've experienced it one time too many with Dist 8 to the point it's deterred me as a parent from even bringing up any concerns I many have because they go down on paper and that's about it! I'm in the process now of making this my last year dealing with LAUSD as a whole. i wanna get far far away lol For those of you still within its parameters...I pity you, the district fears the unions wrath far more than it will ever care for your child's happiness and education.
--Submitted by a parent

My child was made part of the 504 Plan last year to assist with ADHD and scholastic issues. When I inquired about continuation of the plan this year during the 1st week of school, I was told that the school was presently just trying to get kids in the proper class and attend to other issues. My attempts to speak with the school counselor were seldom successful---the phone extension is unanswered most of the time and I had to leave messages with a different school office. Most of the time my messages were not responded to. Now that the 5 week progress reports have been issued, my child has 2 F's, 2 D's and 2 C's. Not only will this affect my child's later grade, but also my child's self esteem has been negatively impacted. I am trying to "work the system" and my child is being "left behind". However, on a positive note, I do like my child's teachers thus far--hope they can keep the momentum going.
--Submitted by a parent

no baaad school . ive gotten two items stolen and the school didnt do anything about it .

I agree with some of the parents about the lack of communicatin at this school. The only time I knew my chold was not doing well was after the report card was sent home and by then the failing grade was no repairable. My student who was a 4.0 last year had 2 F's on his report card and there was no notice sent home to inform me of his danger of failing. When this was brought to the atention of the staff they were very non chalant about the situation and only wanted to focus on the negative instead of helping me to find out what went wrong. This is a joke and he won't be there next year.
--Submitted by a parent

I feel like there was a lot of gangs..and the elementary school i went to all goes to this middle school and the students bully a lot..They make fun of you for the littlest things..and if your another nationality then mexican..Most students will make fun of you and call you names for your nationality.I am now home schooled because of this school.

fleming is the most great school in district 8 this school has great teachersand staff members

I have two children attending this school and I am very disappointed with the teachers and staff. Communication between teachers and parents is practically non-existent. There is no indication of how well your child is doing until the report cards come out. My son and daughter do not get their daily assignments back after being graded so how are they to know how well they are doing? When asked about this the teachers I questioned stated that they do not have time to grade the assignments. They only grade the tests. How are the students supposed to know how well they are doing? I actually had one teacher tell me that he doesn't have time because he's on a soccer team after school. I see very little interest from the teachers I've talked to about actually teaching students. Most seem to be nothing more then baby sitters.
--Submitted by a parent

I was excited that this school was in my district. Compared to the area middle school, Fleming is so much better. You dont see kids hanging outside before school. The only downfall is that not all the teachers communicate with the parents. I have emailed, called and left messages and even shown up to open house and still no feedback. I understand that the teachers have lots of students but then they shouldnt complain that parents dont get involved. When we do we get no feedback.
--Submitted by a parent

I feel that this school needs a lot of improvement, my grandson attends this school and its not safe for students, there are to many problems with little or no supervison, at this time we are looking to remove him from this school.

fleming is too crowded and its filled with wannabe people. there needs to be more teachus nd supervision. they should have a Pacific Islander group.
--Submitted by a student