Fleming Junior High School

Fleming magnet program is awesome. I have put one child through it and he was ready for high school. The school is clean and safe. I have not had any issues with this school at all. My daughter now attends. She is not in the magnet program, but she really like her school. It’s a very good school.

DON’T let one review help you form an opinion. First of all, our school is called «Fleming Middle School,» not «Fleming Junior High School.» I have been teaching at Fleming for 15 years, and I am quite tired of our bad reputation. Every person is entitled to his/​her own opinion, but I was asking my students to research Fleming, and some of them believed this one, one-​star review. I am hoping no one else makes that same mistake. I am here to shed light on a different side of Fleming.
Our principal and administration do everything that they can to ensure that Fleming students are respected, protected, and given a quality education. Sometimes it isn’t easy when there are students and sometimes parents who don’t share the same view of how students should behave while at school. Imagine how difficult it can be to raise one teenager, and multiply it by 150 to 180. That is roughly what each teacher is going through every single day. We do this because we love it, and we want to empower our students to become lifelong learners who can reach their full potential. To read such negative reviews online is disheartening.
I have taught over 2,000 students at Fleming. There have been some tough years, but there have also been amazing groups of students. The bottom line is that if a student makes wise decisions, there are incredible opportunities at Fleming. My 8^th graders who work hard in school also have the most fun. They get to participate in reward activities every 5 weeks, receive numerous awards, and they participate in many of our enrichment classes and clubs. Many of my former students have gone on to attend prestigious colleges: UCLA, Berkeley, Stanford, M.I.T., UCSB, UCSD, UCSC, and more.
Most of us know that people usually only go online to write a review of something when they are disgruntled. Please check out our website or contact someone at our school before you judge Fleming Middle School.

DON’T send your kids here if you can help it!!!
The principal, Peter Hastings supports the bullies and not the victims. So many good teachers transferred out when he took over. I’ve talked to a few and they had a lot of bad things to say about him and his posse, but they didn’t have to tell me… I had first hand knowledge. Those who remain there are too afraid to do anything; again first hand knowledge and one teacher emailed me and told me everything, so I have it in writing! Such a shame!