Scoggins Middle School

My daughter is attending 6th grade at Scoggins and we have found the school to be a mixed bag in meeting our expectations. While I understand the need to have structure, this school goes overboard with all their rules and regulations. The dumbest being the 4 minutes between periods which is not enough given their other rule that students cannot bring their backpacks into class necessitating they go to their lockers between periods. My daughter refrains from drinking water while at school because she cannot take the time to go to the bathroom! The students must use one of their allotted passes if they want to leave the classroom to go to the bathroom or their locker if they forgot something, but they only receive enough to use one pass per week and she hoards these for emergencies. There are some good teachers,but we are very happy that she will be going to a new school next year and Scoggins is a only a one year proposition for us.
--Submitted by a parent

Worst school in FISD, possibly in Texas. This school is like a prison with the warden, Ms. Warner, keeping her minions in line (the administration) and keeping everything she does from the FISD board of education and the parents of the children who attend. We are withdrawing our child from this terrible, dangerous, and abusive school at the end of the year and seeking alternative education venues for our child. Good luck to those who have to and/or choose to stay there. Its your child's future. i would rate a zero, but have to put at least 1 star.
--Submitted by a parent

This school is terrible. If you are a parent wanting to be heard about your concerns, don't expect the administration to cooperate with you in the least. The teachers are emboldened by the administration protecting them and pretty much treat your child how they feel necessary. And, believe me, they are not reasonable or in any way nurturing.
--Submitted by a parent

Scoggins opened this past year (2008-2009), and my daughter was in the first 6th grade class. I cannot give enough compliments to the teachers and admin staff! The school is run with a firm hand and loving heart. I went in for a teacher conference one day at 6th period and could not believe how clean the halls were and how well behaved the kids acted in the transition. The teachers were not only great educators, they truly cared about my daughter. They let her come in early whenever she wanted extra help and they helped her get a hold of the new amounts of homework. Homework is crazy the first semester, but I think that has more to do with just getting used to the change from elementary school. We are sooo happy with Scoggins (and so is our daughter!).
--Submitted by a parent