Jefferson Middle School

Parent 

on Niche

6 years ago

My youngest daughter attends JMS and it is such a fantastic school. They strive to help each student achieve their education goals. They have very wonderful programs. The connection they have with the parents is terrific!! I enjoy the way I can see my child's progress with everything and her report cards. Not to mention the app for viewing assignments! Love it!!! 

Parent 

on Niche

a month ago

We had a lot of issues with this school and thankfully moved to a better district. I had heard they did not take bullying seriously but was disheartened to see first hand just how lax they are in addressing issues. I had several issues as the years went on with kids being unkind that escalated to bullying. They would only have a "chat" with the counselor for victim and offender, no real consequences, no real change. They always just blew it off saying fill out the bullying form, which we did, nothing changed. My kids new sch... read more

Middle school student 

on Niche

a month ago

The Oak Ridge school systems are joke. I was absent so much because the bullying was putting me in the mental hospital and I was trying to take my life. Did the school do anything about the bullying? Nope. They brought my me and my parents into an office and suggested home schooling to them because we were going to have to go to court for all my missed days. Maybe I should also add that I’ve personally seen teachers drag autistic students out of class by their hair because they refused to do their work and the teacher couldn... read more