P.S. 279 Captain Manuel Rivera, Jr. 2100 Walton Avenue, The Bronx, NY 10453

"I've been there since 2nd grade and it's awesome not only you get to learn you get to enter in many programs that help you with your future job and they care a lot about you I recommend this school it's incredible a lot of people don't like it because they behave bad #Carmelis thielman"

"The office staff is extremely unprofessional. Arrived at 8:15 am for registration. After waiting 45 minutes, At 9 am, I asked one of the office staff how long would the process be, being that I had to be at work right after. She told me to let my boss know I wouldn't leave here until 11:00 am. This is unacceptable. So many people unemployed, looking for work and those who have positions don't like to do their job. Chit chatting and back and forth, while 5 parents were waiting."

"I am a 6th grade student in this school, and the school is okay. The reason why is because some students act well, but then there are these certain people who I just cannot stand! There is a wannabe gang member that acts crazy and only cares about gf's and basket ball, there is another kid that acts crazy in class and farts, and before that for some reason yells "JUICE!" And, just because at some of his dumb jokes I laugh at, then one of the teachers automatically blames me. And just saying, I really dislike that teacher. Othere than that, oh and the lunch! But it's the whole entire lunch for nyc, is great!"

"This school is absoluetly great, My nineteen year old graduated from here , now my two other are currently there. They offer a great number of programs for children of all ages. My daughter is involved in numerous programs and sports. My son is in chess. The staff is Great ! you couldn't ask for better communication . There's a official clinic on site. Handicap Accessible."

"I was personally at that school and I hated it. To be honest , the kids there don't have any manners and they don't respect any of the teachers . There are so many problems there, like once we were just eating at lunch and these kids just happened to get into a fight . It happend an abundance of times during the school year. And some of the teachers cuss at the children which is making them learn curse words. Kids are smoking in the bathroom , making up gangs , and the teachers don't know one bit of it.i personally have had so many bulling problems and honestly , if you take your child there the next day they act different ."