School
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1/30/2021
My child attended LMSH from 6th grade through 8th grade. During that time she was bullied so severely that it has caused severe trauma. The bullying was psychological/emotional not physical, therefore we were told there isn't much that can be done or proven. The bullying started with 1 or 2 girls and by the end of 8th grade the group grew to a significant amount of boys and girls. The biggest problem, we weren't from Lyons. We were not a part of the Lyons multigenerational families, nor were we part of the new influx of wealth. We also didn't live in Lyons, which made us outsiders. We also were not a part of the "running crowd", also a large factor. There is massive favoritism among the school and the town. The school is becoming elitist. If you are an exceptional student that tests well, you get what you need and you are paraded as a shining example for LMSHS. If you have blatant learning disabilities, you are able to get what you need from the school. However, if you are a bright student but have a LD that needs to be addressed, good luck getting anyone to listen to you. Your child will fall through the cracks and will not get what they need. The teachers ABSOLUTELY play favorites. If your child requires anything extra, it becomes an irritation. There were multiple experiences with teachers where very inappropriate comments were made to my daughter and us . When asking for guidance or help to ascertain what the problem was with our child in their class and why she wasn't doing well, the response was "she just don't want it badly enough" or "your daughter is very pretty and she is good at getting boys to do her work for her" and lastly, " she is just to quiet and can't advocate for herself. I'm not sure what you want me to do". Or my favorite is when the adult "hall/lunch monitor" decides to humiliate my child in front of the entire cafeteria until she sobs, all based on a comment made by a fellow student who was angry at my daughter for not sitting next to her at lunch. No apology was made to my daughter by this school employee. Not even when it was addressed by me with the principal. There's a strange vibe at this school. You are either part of the elite or the multigenerational Lyons families. Neither one likes each other, both think each group is destroying Lyons, but somehow come together and coexist creating their own adult cliques which transfer up through the school. So, in the end, LMSHS is "small but NOT mighty".
Francis | Longmont, CO