Lindale Junior High School

Lindale Junior high is a school where you feel like your in prision. they are all about edication and only have 3 electives for 7th grand and 4 for 8th thats band,art,and drama. its a brand new school and their very strict and the assistant princable is strict and they give you tickets for every thing you do out of place and they have the rule 3 tickets and without questioning they sent you to the smith county juvinile detention center till your seventeen

We decided to buy a home in Lindale because of all of the great things we heard about the schools. As far as academics goes the school is fine. However, if your child is a minority he or she will have a difficult time fitting in. Before Lindale we lived in diverse community, so our daughter is accustomed to interacting with different ethnic groups. My daughter has been called racial slurs, along with racial comments. We have talked to the principal, but we've only seen temporary changes. The dress code standard is bias and minority students are targeted. Country music is played in some of the classrooms, but the teachers say no to other types of music because parents may not approve. (I may not approve of country music for my child.) In addition to no diversity the athletic department is non-forgiving. My daughter was interested in playing sports, but the female coaches totally shattered her interest in athletics. Coaches and teachers need to understand the impact of constantly telling a child that they are not good enough. The Jr High female coaches rely on cliques when deciding who will be on the team. I regret exposing my preteen to Lindale s culture. I can't wait to relocate.
--Submitted by a parent

We are new to the district. My daughter just started last week and everyone was very professional and helpul. She commented 'I love the school but not the bus ride' Oh well you have to take the bad along with the good. Looking forward to being an active participating parent in the district. Thank you, Donna Dixon
--Submitted by a parent