Independence Education Center 06950 Independence Road, Defiance, OH 43512

"The school and teachers are amazing with kids with special needs and behaviors and they are so caring and wonderful so glad there is a school like this"

"great school. nice teachers. i had mrs. ploegmakers, and i loved her."

"I went here from 2003-2006 and came out with more mental health problems then I'd gone in with. My classmates bullied me horrendously which the teachers did nothing about despite having seen it happen. I was even told it was my fault several times. When I graduated I had learned nothing and was a shell of my former self. I have never fully recovered and am today still haunted by my experience at this "school". All I can hope is that things are better these days for the students but somehow I doubt it."

"This place is the saddest 'no child left behind' loophole ever thought of let alone made possible. There are great people there but sadly are not educated enough to help these kids prosper the way I can guarantee they staff would prefer. By educated I mean as a whole not just the students. I wish there was more funding for this school to have the all around potential for success for both students and teachers."

"Still here, not a bad place but I've been coming here for at least 8 years so I'm used to it. Most people think it sucks but the thing is you need to do what your told when your told and actually listen, otherwise it can be a living hell because that's what it's based on, it's based on your behavior. I personally like it here I have friends,people listen,and I'm not dealing with my not so good reputation at my homeschool but I am trying to get back."