Mary Lou Hartman

This school is awful. My 6 year old was suspended for the day. 6 years old!! Not for bitig or something. He took a kids stickers. Awful behavior and I'm not excusing it. But suspension, really? Are all school like this nowadays where they give kinder kids in school suspension and suspend them off campus? The administration is rude and not courteous. The principal caled and have me no explanation andaskes me to come pick up my son. When I visit, I've seen teachers being ugly to kids. Bottom line there are too many kids I each teacher. My son will not be attending this school next year.
--Submitted by a parent

My children barely lasted 2 weeks in this school before I pulled them out. I witnessed so many ridiculous things regarding discipline it was not even funny. The teachers completely act different when they realized a parent is watching. I caught a few of them being incredibly mean to children for no real reason other than that they could. I agree with the other reviewer that says they expect the kids to act like robots and zombies. They are barely allowed to talk at lunch, my daughter got yelled at for quietly asking the girl next to her a question. if one child messes up, everyone gets in trouble. I will say that my child had one AMAZING teacher, and I really feel like the teachers were at least trying to do their best with what the administration expects of them, but the overall school environment is one of hostility towards the kids and parents and probably the joy of teaching is being sucked right out of those poor teachers. Run far away from this place. there are so many charter schools to choose from in San Antonio. I wish parents would send Judson ISD a message by pulling their kids out.
--Submitted by a parent

i wouldnt give this school not one star. they want your child to be robots and zombies. Both of my children went to this school, both TAG. and i agree that the administration is unprofessional and bullies. I am so glad my children will NO LONGER ATTEND THAT SCHOOL. I miss the old principal, they need to get rid of the vice principal he so timid and unprofessional as well. I hate to say it but, they do pay special attention to certain students.
--Submitted by a parent

We have had nothing but problems with the Administrators here. Our children have been in gifted education all their lives, and they never get in trouble. At Hartman, they are harassed by the principals and teachers, and when the other kids get out of control, there is nothing done about it. They have to have police present at their functions to keep the peace, so it is definitely not a place where you would want to leave your kids all day. The principal even threatened my son at lunch today, so this school is getting a really high rating for how bad it really is.
--Submitted by a parent

The administration at this school has been one of the worst you can find. Complete disregard for discipline. I agree with the poster where it said they were only there for themselves. They never considered alternative school for some bad repeat offenders. They just wanted to save face with the district. Just bad. They seemed to never support the teachers. Teachers were left complaining about lack of support, especially with regards to discipline. Yes the school is really nice, but the leadership has been terrible. The secretary is also not nice at all, and it's difficult and a chore to deal with her. Luckily, there is a new principal, and hopefully he will clean things up. Unfortunately, the old principal has gone to another school within the district. Too bad for them. It was a nice school.The teachers are ok for the most part. Some only go thru the motions though.

I have 2 children enrolled in this school. They are both thriving and really love the school. The teachers are great and seem to really genuinely care about the students. I know that if it were not for the wonderful kindergarten teachers my children had, we all would have had a very difficult time getting used to school. The administration knows my husband and I by name. The staff and teachers always seem to go a step further for us. It's comforting knowing that we are not just faces in a crowd here. Volunteering is very much encouraged but never forced upon you. The grounds and the building are very well maintained as well. This is a great school. We are lucky to be affiliated with it.
--Submitted by a parent

Beatiful school, but the administrative is only there for themselves, not for the kids. Has excellent teachers but also very BAD ones. The teachers are always leaving, you can judge that..both principal and asst. principal are..bad
--Submitted by a parent

Last year, my son started kindergarten. As a parent, I was very apprehensive when my son's eyes swelled with tears because this was the first time that he was 'away' from home. However, he quickly fell in love with his teacher, Mrs. Hernandez. In addition, she instill such a desire to learn in my son. Of course he learned the basics such as reading, math and writing but she open the door to social studies and science also. Kindergarten was a very good year for my child and I am sure 1st Grade will be also.
--Submitted by a parent