Lamarque Elementary School

My daughter attended Lamarque during her kindergarten year. This is by far the WORST school in North Port. My daughter was excited to ride the bus to and from school. On her first day she rode the bus to school and I met her there to walk her to class. After school I drove to the school to make sure she got on the correct bus. The staff was rude and said I could not do that and the best thing to do was to wait at her bus stop. Lamarque is 20 minutes from my home. I gave the staff her bus letter and they tried to put her on the wrong bus and she told them she wouldn't ride that bus. They called me to come pick her up. Her teacher sent her to lunch with her snack for the first two weeks and the cafeteria staff would not let her go through the line to get lunch because she had a lunch box. She ate a yogurt and juice box for lunch. Not to mention the fact that they have school uniforms. I'm sorry but uniforms do not prevent all the bullying, fighting, teasing, and click groups that they tell you it prevents. The only thing that it prevents is individuality. We live in America people the home of individuality.
--Submitted by a parent

Today I was able to speak with the principal of Lamarque and was pleasantly surprised at just how involved and caring she is about the students. I'm very excited about the new teacher she's hired for the PreK class for autistic children. I also love the Teacher's Assistants that show a personal interest in my son. It looks to be a GREAT year!
--Submitted by a parent

This is an awesome school. My daughter just graduated 5th grade after attending this school for 3 years. She absolutely loved it and misses it already. My son is starting third grade and he can't wait to go back to school. The communication with the teachers is great. I have always had their teachers emails and have always gotten responses for all my questions. The school in general encourages the kids to be active in school avtivities and rewards kids for doing good. I would not change a thing about this school.
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I pulled both my children out of this school after several problems with the staff and the school behavioral specialist. Both my children went from getting "a"s and "b"s at their old school to being told by their teachers that they would be held back a grade at this school. When I spoke with the teachers I was treated like I was the problem. I had multiple problems with bullying on the bus, and when I tried to turn in the bully to the behavioral specialist, even after this bully had beaten up a younger classmate, I was told it was none of my business and later I found out this bully had been assigned the job of bus monitor and would be responsible for handing out referrals on the bus. Needless to say my children were the ones now getting referrals. When I spoke again to the behavioral specialist he told me that my 7 year old son was going to be suspended from riding the bus for two days because he threw a crayon on the bus and that would not be tolerated. This school is by far the worst school I have ever had the displeasure of having to deal with. And if I am forced to live in a trailer, to be in the district of a better school, then that is what I will do.
--Submitted by a parent

I love this School. I find it that they are interested in the individual childs success. It's easy for my kids to get the help they need being that the class rooms are not over crowded like most schools tend to be. Love the school. wish it was around when i was young.
--Submitted by a parent

The children are trying hard and the parents and teachers have formed amazing opportunities for music and fun runs, ways to learn how to help others and cooperate.

I love this school I have never been so pleased with the staff & communication with my childrens teachers they rock I'm a very happily involved parents who put's so much investment into their childrens education I came from a near by prison in Northport and the principal should take leasons from Mrs Mancheno she's the best.
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This is by far the WORST school my children have ever attended, the principal runs the place like it is a prison, my kids used to love going to school always got 'A' and 'B's' Now it is like pulling teeth to get them to go to school the staff is very rude there is NO communication between the teacher and parent .
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The staff,support staff and volunteers make lamarque elementray the best school in north port. The campus is a closed, secured and clean. The school just rocks.
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I love everything! The school is clean, great teachers, great principal, and parent involvement. The education curriculum is outstanding. It is an outstanding learning environment for children
--Submitted by a parent