John C Dempsey Middle School

Dempsey middle school has a very strict dress code and it should not be this way teachers and principles should know that in the summer it gets hot and kids start to wear shorts and tanc tops you expect students to sweat in pants and long sleeves it seems like. Dempsey you needto loosin up it doesnt matter what students are wearing unless you can see there but and boobs they should be fine stop being like that to your students and loosin up if you think this strict dress code you have is helping your school you are totaly wrong all it is going to do is turn students aginst you and cause vilence and it could cause students to protest which iv herd half of the school plans on doing let students wear what they want its there body not yours unlessthere but orboobs are showing leave them alone
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I have enjoyed Dempsey's programs that they offer advanced science, languages, and the sports. Orchestra and Band do get too much emphasis, but they are talented teachers and produce great music.
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Unlike one parent suggests, there IS a dress code. Personally, I feel parents should be worried about the amount a child learns, not whether or not they have spagetti strap tops. There are TONS of anti-bullying awareness and encouragment at our school. But it is a middle school and they all have cliques. It's just a fact of life. 8 graders do feel more important than 7th graders. But many of us are friends and it is all in fun. They tease, but it is in a friendly way. The gifted and talented program here is wonderful. And as one parent said, the advanced math isn't advanced. It's the same learning only at a faster pace and more in-depth. We have great school spirit, a great staff and student body. Parents shouldn't be putting it down, since THEY aren't the ones that are here every day. I am and I'm proud.
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As a parent with a child here I feel there is a lot lacking in many areas. Some teachers are disrespectful and rude. The advanced math is not advanced only accelarated. The teachers are constantly yelling at the kids in the halls. They also use bullying tacktics to make children behave the way they want. They use threats of removing the student off of the teams they are on. Yelling is a regular event in the hallways by the teachers.
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