Pahoa Elementary School

My son's ages 6 & 8 were enrolled in Pahoa Elementary last year. My 8 year old that normally loves going to school, and learning dreaded going to school ...His teacher was mean, and from the sounds of it racist. The kids are rough & tough and I simply do not want my children subjected to those types of behaviors ...We had such a bad experience with this school that we are homeschooling our children.
--Submitted by a parent

I am the mother of a 7 year old girl. That I had to pull out of Pahoa Elem because she was constantly being bullied there. Pahoa Elem often let me down by not telling me when the attacks were happening. On August 26th I received a call from the office stating my child had missed the bus because she was goofing off with her friends. Turns out the real reason was because she had been assaulted by a boy that had earlier assaulted her this year. She missed the bus because she was in a conference at the school. Administration is more interested in blaming the victim than taking responsibility, and I had to put in a call to the district office to geet them to even talk to me about the incident. In my opinion the reviews dated July 23 are not real.
--Submitted by a parent

Teachers put in a lot of their own time and money and treat everyone as family. There is a new commitment to reading and math and it shows in my son.:)
--Submitted by a parent

my son is going into grade one. his teacher that he had for kindergarden was amazing. he is already doing math and reading with great proficiency. I appreciate their commitment to always do better.
--Submitted by a parent

Heavy handed administration - inflexible.
--Submitted by a parent