Research William Henry Harrison High School public Schools in Owensboro, Kentucky

“School principal lacks control of the school. Most teachers are uncapable of keeping control of a classroom.”

“Several of the teachers were wonderful, the lack of enforcement of the zero bullying tolerance however overshadowed this aspect. I did not expect them to babysit my child but I did expect them to enforce her right to an education without fear of physical or mental threat.”

“We have two boys that attend here and I have been very disappointed on multiple levels with their education thus far. So much so that we are looking to transfer them both. I'm not sure what the problem is but I would agree that parental involvement, for the most part, is not well received. I can't imagine that if they stayed in this environment, they would be prepared for college.”

“I was *deeply* appalled by the experiences we had when my son transferred from another local high school to Harrison. The difference was night and day. The *elitist* attitude at this school was evident from day one. If you have a student with any type of special needs, this is not the school for you. My son, who was diagnosed with an affective disorder while attending, was treated *abysmally*. We had to remove him from the situation to avoid allowing the profound level of ignorance about this type of mental health issue to make his condition even worse, and so he is now home-schooled. Parental involvement was considered suspect here and clearly discouraged. The higher-up staff there is in dire need of sensitivity training to better deal with students who may not be neurologically typical. Shame on you Harrison! *Every* student is a person who matters!”

“I graduated from this school in 2001. I liked this school and would not go choosen to go anywhere else in Evansville. I was an average student and I felt that I was prepared to go to college. I feel that if you get involved there are many extra-curricular activities to get involved in. I went to college in Kentucky and while talking with many of my friends who went to high school in college they were amazed at the courses that I was able to take while in a public high school.”

“This school is filled with a bunch of ignorant teachers. I graduated in 2002 and this school did not prepare me for college. I feel the curriculum favors honors students but fails to include the average student. Also extracurricular activities are all but non-existant. The administration is much to harsh, the high school experience is hampered because of exess rules and strict inforcement of outdated and unjust rules. The tides have turned for this school, when I attended this school it was in the process of decline. Much of the school is run by the political/social agenda of the student teacher relationships.”