I'm 13. I was in CSAT from 2nd grade to close to the end of eighth. Ive found that the school is overly strict. When I first went it was strict and a little overboard at times but it was depending on the teachers. It would be an amazing school if they backed off of controlling the students so much and focoused on the actual issues students are having. I had many friends who cut themselves, got bullied, I had one friend that was abused by their father and yet the school didn't notice. No, what they notice is when you have a little attitude or say a few words in "silent time" or in the hall way. After awhile there became a rule in the middle school, that you couldn't hug your friends, give them high fives, or anything along those lines or you could get a saturday detention or so far as suspension for a longer hug. In the high school you can't wear jewlery at all, not stud earrings or watches. Or a small necklace or you could get minutes. If a guys pants were too low they could get a Saturday detention instead of just a regular dress code infraction. If your hair was dyed a way they thought was too "out there" you could get told not too come to school until you fixed your hair. Now, green and bright crazy colors makes sense but this rule would apply for subtle red streaks or having two toned hair(ex. Having blonde hair and the bottom completely black) Also hair cuts were always an issue. At one point I had "scene hair" and was written up for it being teased(too big) in the back when it was not even an inch higher than my head. There's many times where they have used a rule too loosely & the consequence to big. I recently got expelled from this school, it's almost like two months (taking out weekends and easter vacation) before school ends and they escorted me out without saying a word about tutoring or a way too get in a new school. Nothing. I mean, I'm a straight A student everything in the 90's, I play soccer, and and on every musical program the school offered other than band. I don't just sit around and get by. I went to a conference about students being against bullying. I was on the newspaper. I tried my best to be a good student. That school is impossible. And they only way you can get by is be letting the school completely control your life& these are the same individuals that are bullied and left out of things. The school is hypocritical and does no real action against the things they say they care about most. I wouldn't recommend this school on your afraid of getting SHOT or KILLED at yours . read more