I had high hopes when we started at this school. Somewhat slowly I began to see the stress here and how it affects teachers and therefore the students. It starts from the top, the principal, Ms.Cacioppo, a seemingly friendly person, is a bully. Not a stern but fair type, just someone who mistreats staff and teachers and tries to get away with it. And she has. "Be Kind 330" with her as head is a joke and pure hypocrisy. This then affects my kids, who I send to school with manners and respect. But they don't always receive the same in kind. There have been numerous times when either in the lunchroom or LRC or from their other teachers where they are literally following instructions and have gotten reprimanded unfairly. There are a few gems in this school, but the few "bad apples" which are actually quite a few apples, spoil the bunch. And it seems like a lot of hires are there because they are literally related or close friends. Nepotism at it's finest.