Freedom High School — Local services in Oak Ridge

This school is one of the worst places you could send your child. The administration is extremely corrupt, where as recently I had a horrible substitute who actually ripped the work out of my hands, I went to the administration to report it and they said that I could not be a whiny child of a substitute. I even have one teacher where he doesn't teach us anything (PTV, period 4) and I have no rights as a student to report it. My only option is to fail the EOC and no get credit for the class. The school over relies on the laptops as if you don't have it working all of your work is gone. The administration has favorites (or as they call them "students with minor behavioral issues") the clubs are non inclusive (I have auditioned for the dance club 3 times and yet everyone makes it expect the ones they don't know) and the dress code is horribly enforced (as in, I could wear something get dresscoded and another girl could be wearing the same thing and not get dresscoded). The guidance office always says they're there if you need them, but I found that the help is only there for juniors and seniors. The school only cares about staying "A" rated and getting more grants for the school. To get A rated they put more and more students in AP without consent. I at this moment know of more than 20 people with a D or below in their AP class. So unless you want to hear your child complain I recommend not...

Awful school. Administration is flat out rude and incompetent. They push students to take AP classes then complain when they do poorly, they discourage their dreams and aspirations, the girls can get dresscode for anything while the guys do not. It took my child having their first F in a class on their report card for the school to step up and realize that they're struggling. Students are treated like game pieces, administration does not care one bit about the students. Their goal is to be an A school and seen as the best school in the county, if your student is unfit for that goal they will be sent out. My child is a top performing arts student and was told that what they will not get far anywhere in life. Its extremely hard to reach the staff and they put a front once the parents show up. The teachers are unfit, my child has a teacher who never got their teaching degree. Why is my child watching the voice in math class? Don't let the schools lies fool you, I will be taking my child out of this...

This school academically speaking isn't bad at all, they'll force you to graduate but only if you're into tough love & thrive when they put you down. Because they will put you down. Let me explain, their way of "encouraging" students is to make them feel inferior to those who have 3.5 GPA & any of the staff. The school as an unit works only toward achieving an academic goal (becoming an A school) & who ever doesn't meet that goal will be casted out. They lack sympathy & compassion. There's always the exception thought, for one "Mr.Jimenez" will forever be a great mentor, but for the most part most of the staff & teachers work together to make the troubled students afraid to speak their minds or to be themselves. Anyway, think twice before you pick this school.

PS I just called because I needed my High School transcripts. As soon as they realized I was a student not too long ago, the tone in her voice changed & she began to speak to me in a...