Comments on: Parents Complain To School Board About Problems At Jay High School

By: Kay

Kay — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:34:11 +0000

I wanted to comment on the dress code problem. I know from the mouth of a teacher (not a Jay teacher) that she feels she is losing control. She tries to warn a kid a few times about his/her actions or clothing, and when she finally has to take action, the parents stand up for their children no matter what.
I would love to home school my 14 year old. It seems so difficult.
Anyone know websites that help you to understand what has to be done etc?
I really think parents need to stop letting their children get away with everything.
Skimpy clothes and bad behavior. Especially by the time they are Seniors, they think the rules don’t apply. However, it’s the 8th graders the teacher I know was having trouble with.

By: jackie

jackie — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:05:54 +0000

I don’t have children at jay but i do have children in middle and high school and when I read the scores for our schools santa rosa and escambia, honestly I was thrilled that jay got A’s across the board and if i remember correctly that was since 2004, all places have problems and they do get worked .

By: Softball Mom

Softball Mom — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:45:11 +0000

Let’s just all sit back, take a deep breath and let our children get along. Novel Idea.

By: Just a Thought

Just a Thought — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:15:57 +0000

All of these posts just solidify the point people are making. Unless you are a coach at the school you should be making no comments as to who plays and what position they play. Athletics should be a place that the best comes to the top not that your child gets to play because of your money or actions. All of you need to sit back and take a look at YOURSELF and question if what you are doing is for the betterment of the school and students are if you have your own personal agenda. As for the dugout construction it was just very coincidental that the work came the same week as the the release of the information about the inappropriate actions of the two teachers and the fact that one of the husbands is the softball coach. Makes everyone sit back and say HUM! You all know if you have children in JHS that there have been issues swept under the rug for years. That is just Jay. Lets all take a step back let the School Board and Law Enforcement do their jobs and for once put ALL of the students first and make JHS the best school it can be. And remember at the end of the day all of our children must attend school together at JHS.

By: Jay Mom of 2

Jay Mom of 2 — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:14:41 +0000

Yes, JHS has produced several successful individuals. Take a look at Jay Medical Center. EVERY doctor, including the eye doctor graduated from JHS. Take a look at the faculty at the Jay High School and Jay Elem. School. MOST of these teachers are a product of JHS. Some complain because we hire our own. Why not hire our own. We know where they were educated. SO, there is apparently some good things going on at JHS. Too bad a few “angry” people are trying to bring down our school. Unfortunately something bad just happened at our school so these angry people want to keep adding fuel to the flame. Perhaps they would like to return to college to become a teacher, coach, or administrator. It’s not as easy as it looks. There are parents to deal with.

By: tired of idiots

tired of idiots — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:48:43 +0000

Like any other school, JHS is not perfect, but there are a lot of successful kids coming out of JHS, and it is apparent that there is a considerable amount of good being done by the educators and administrators at Jay High School. This whole thing comes down to a big smoke screen……..while the school and administrators are vulnerable, people go complain about relatively small issues, and try to slip in their personal reasons for complaining. Mom of 2, you are absolutely right………..if it is that bad, go somewhere else. Parent, I think that “centerfold” is a stretch. Even you think that phote was inappropriate, centerfold and nearly naked are not what it was.

By: tired of idiots

tired of idiots — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:40:31 +0000

Mom of 2…….it is nice to see that people realize what the true intention of this group was. Like I said, everyone knows the reason they are complaining is because a member of their family did not get a job. They voiced complaints of an ineligible athlete. Is it another coincidence that this supposed ineligible athlete happens tp play the same position as a member of their family. Their true intentions and personal agenda are apparent to everyone.

By: Jay Mom of 2

Jay Mom of 2 — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:11:53 +0000

From what I understand this was basically an “angry family” along with a few others that approached the school board. They are angry with the teachers, angry with the coaches, and angry with Mr. Westmoreland. Now that is a lot of people to be angry with. I believe what has happened is now that our small school is “in the sportlight” there are those that just want to pull us down even more. Let me assure you that Jay High School is not the only school that has flaws. However, I haven’t heard of “angry parents” from other schools speaking at the school board meeting. Why not go to the source and discuss the problems instead of standing up in from of the school board and low rating JHS. There are some excellent teachers at JHS. Just look at the FCAT scores each year. However, when something like this happens it appears to all those that read these posts that JHS has major problems. All schools have problems. For those that are so unhappy with JHS, take your children else where. Go to Pace High, oh wait, they are having problems. Go to Milton High, oh wait, they are having problems. Perhaps you may need to home school to be satisfied. Go Royals!

By: tired of idiots

tired of idiots — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:07:44 +0000

I strongly feel as though the people that went to the meeting have an absolute right to voice their concerns. However, I cannot understand why they would complain about work being done on the dugout at the girls softball field. That work was done with donations and volunteers, and to voice the opinion that it was done without school board approval, and there was some underhanded or unethical motive is absolutley idiotic and ludicrous. Whoever stood up and complained about that, should take a good long look at their motives. It seems like people may have a personal axe to grind. Maybe it is not a coincidence that the family leading the charge is disgruntled because one their own did not get one of the recent jobs opened by the dismissal of the “sexcapade” teachers?

By: homeschool mom

homeschool mom — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:53:27 +0000

once again…HOMESCHOOL PEOPLE…. HOMESCHOOL…..then ya wouldnt have these outragious issues with ” teachers and students “