Riverside Christian Preschool

My son and daughter both went to this preschool. The staff members are nice and I adore the other parents that I have met. My concern is how they handle bullying. Last year my daughter was teased and picked on by another girl about her clothes. When I spoke to the teachers they assured me they would keep an eye out. The problem was never resolved prior to her leaving for kindergarten. Recently, my son had an issue where he had been hit on a couple occasions by another child (4yrs). I sent an email requesting the teachers to keep and eye and possibly tell the parents of the other child. As a parent I would want to know so I could address at home. The teachers responded to me in an extremely defensive manner as if I was accusing them of not watching the children. Which was not my concern in the least, I know boys can be rough. I simply wanted them to be aware– especially since we instructed my son to hit back next time he was hit. The defensiveness was passed on to my child as well. The teachers stated that they didn’t believe he was hit because he was normally a «tattle tale» and hadn’t complained to them about it. This was said in front of my son and another parent. All discussions should have been conducted privately with myself and/​or my husband. I could write about this for days including all of the details– but I will cut it here. The teachers did not handle this situation well at all. This is now my second child with bullying issues at this school that was not properly addressed. This behavior is normal for 3 – 5 year olds, the teachers should know how to handle it and communicate with parents. The director, Mrs, Goree was very nice and surprised by the actions of her teachers. I hope she plans some sort of training for them so this can be avoided with future students. As for my family, we have removed my son from their school– we pay too much for our children to not be treated well.

We just recently enrolled my grandson in this school and we love it! He had been going to another place, which I won’t name, that said it was a preschool and wasn’t. The staff in this school are so kind and caring and it is wonderful to have him learning God’s word daily. I could not be more pleased!

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