As a parent of a child with autism, I feel obligated to share my experience with Rebecca Snyder, a…read morespecial education teacher at Galileo Scholastic Academy. I personally witnessed her yanking my son's arm when he was just standing there, which immediately raised red flags. I reported this to Child Protective Services (CPS) and also contacted Chicago Public Schools directly. Following that, I had a meeting with both the principal and Ms. Snyder. During the meeting, she kept going off-topic and acted distracted--pretending to type on her laptop and not fully engaging in the conversation. It felt dismissive and disrespectful, especially given the seriousness of the matter. The principal reassured me that Ms. Snyder would no longer have any contact with my child, which gave me some peace of mind. However, I'm still very concerned. I've heard from other parents--and even a teacher--that her behavior has been questionable before. She also once made my daughter cry, and when I confronted her, she apologized but blamed it on having a bad day. That is not acceptable behavior from anyone working with children, especially those with special needs. Most recently, I saw her in the school again giving a young student a very disturbing look during a lesson. I was thankful in that moment that my own child is no longer in her class, but I can't help but worry about the children who still are. I'm writing this to urge other parents to be aware and to advocate for their children. Ms. Snyder's behavior needs to be looked into more seriously--for the safety and well-being of all students at Galileo Scholastic Academy. It's a great school I love it all my kids been going there she is a new teacher. She's been there for a couple of years now this is the only issue I had with the school.

I 100% disagree with the review below written by Simone ... Ms. Snyder has taken care of my…read moreautistic child in the best way possible! He has thrived since being in her class, I have been in the classroom several times during several weeks and I have never seen her even get aggressive let alone touch a child! She is NOT a new teacher, she's been there for 5 years and is loved by parents and respected by the staff! The review is absolutely untrue and revengeful! If I could give Ms. Snyder 10 stars I would!!!

I attended back in the 60's and mostly nuns taught us. Still living in the Chicago Chinatown area I…read morerun into others who went to school with me during those times. One thing for sure: they all graduated from high school & went on to college. As for current day involvement, I visit the school to pick up my grandkids every once in awhile. They tell me they like their teacher and enjoy going to class. They are taught current technology, multiple languages, and even gym time, which is something we didn't have back in the day. Results matter, and seeing some many of my younger friend's children going on to high school then college after attending St. Therese tells me a lot about the present day school's teaching!

I have so much trauma from this place :) favorite memories: getting smacked in the head, getting my…read moreear yanked, getting conduct referrals gleefully/sadistically thrown at my face for minor infractions while "CONDUCT REFERRAL" was screamed in my face (this was done to many students and administration did not care), the staff who bullied us, nepotism, etc. please do not send your kid here, the school is so small and unregulated that they have no accountability. these were some of the worst years of my life. some of the people who did this to me are still at the school from what I can gather on their website. public school was actually better, go figure. they keep trying to delete my reviews but I want to make sure no one has to go through what I had to go through. I have nothing to gain from lying and am just speaking about what happened to me. spending my formative years here has caused devastating psychological fallout and I will have mental illness for the rest of my life. I threw away mostly everything that reminded of this place but dug up this photo of me wearing my school gym uniform as proof I attended here. They've since changed the logo but I promise you this is the same school. Oh, and I just remembered. One time we did poverty tourism. We, rich, privileged, private school students went to a poor, black, public Englewood school to learn about how the school operated and meet the kids. had lunch and then we left and never talked to the school again. how was this a learning experience? so gross and so tone deaf. stellar programs by the school.

Well I am a parent a parent involved at northwest I love how people that are not involved in our…read moreschool can comment on northwest middle please I invite you to see the progress that our school has made. As for our principal why do you think our parents voted and pushed to renue her contract she is the back bone of our community and has got rid of the gangs that plagued our schools. As for parent involvement we took over 780 petitions in support of our principal and our school. Now mind you thair are in the neighborhood of 840 students in our school even though cps took our art teacher the parents volentered thair own time to keep the arts program going so please don't speak for our community .come and see for your self thank you julio cintron a proud northwest middle school parent.

As an African-American student, my niece went to this school for 2 years, because her family lived…read more2 blocks from the school. My niece is very smart, started a school club and pretty much keeps to herself. She has one very good friend, at the school, who is Latina. Unfortunately, she couldn't enjoy her time at Unity, due to continuously being called the "n" word in a disrespectful & offensive manner. The staff did nothing. And the 2 times she my niece had to defend herself, she got punished. The Hispanic children, in efforts of trying to be cool, often referred themselves, as the "n" word. Upon her graduation (class of 2023), she was quoted as saying, "I'm glad, I don't have to come back to this racist school again!".

The problem is not the child or teenager , neither the school the problem is you as a parent ,…read morerate your self and see how you doing as a head of your own home , kids need constant help they belong to you when it comes to their behavior , schools do a good job

I have been an Addison IL resident for over 10 years and I have a 2nd generation of kids going to…read moreFullerton Elementary. I do have to say that the academic plan has taken a turn for the better. Offering a variety of programs to the children that are in the District 4 area. The staff, teachers and principal are amazing and very compassionate for the children , parent's and one another. I highly recommend Addison School District 4

I am a resident of Addison IL and has been for 6 years now. I have children in both elementary and…read moremiddle school and Fullerton Elementary is by far the WORST! school within the district. My children always come home and report how their day went and I would always hear unacceptable statements and responses from multiple staff members including substitute teachers. The principle Carrie Stange has a very rude, nonchalant attitude when it comes to my children (African American) Example: my daughter comes home and tells me she had a sub for her class today and that the sub told the kids in the classroom that (quote) " that's why Donald Trump doesn't like black people" so I call Fullerton to discuss the matter with the principle and she stated " the sub wasn't speaking about Black people that in fact she was speaking about Mexicans and that she is also a mexican" bottom line Dr. Stange is a principle whom is supposed to uphold her position with enough respect to not allow any form of discrimination within her school. I must say I am one happy parent that she has been back demoted to the director of education. I don't believe she deserves any higher authority than such, and with the nonchalant attitude I wish her the best of luck on her not so new journey maybe she will get it right this next go round. Good riddance!