Gillespie Elementary School

"I am NOT a fan of this school. This was my son's first year at this school and for me it hasn't been pleasant. It is extremely parent unfriendly. Events do not start promptly, and they do not care if it's cold outside, they make you wait outdoors until they're ready. This has happened at least twice. If your child's in a performance, they will not allow you to get anywhere near the stage to take pictures. My son's teacher is great, but the school treat parents more as threat."

"I think it's sad when 1st. Graders have to go to the bathroom, certain teachers don't allow them to relieve they're over active bladders, make comments like"if you need to go so much, maybe you should stay home", even though I'm the grandparent I think that's rude and disrespectful, so when I called the school to find out what's the problem this angry teacher hangs up on me, again VERY RUDE! still waiting for a call back from the principal, DOUBT IF I GET ONE BACK. SMH!!!"

"Horrible I wouldn't send any child to this school it should be shut down staff and children are disrespect I had to break up fights because the staff just sit and watch the curriculum is horrible the staff hit the children and treat them like dead dogs like nothing never met the principal and she's never available sometimes the dean of students have to teach they are always short staff please run far far away the worst school in history the don't care for the students they are there for a check and they feed them like birds very little food is offered during lunch"

"Worst school in chicago,there lunch food tastes like jail food and kids or very bad"

"Teachers and students need discipline teachers scream at children and students fighting and cursing all In front of the school there's a number of shooting during recess the staff sends kids around the school unattended if the come through the wrong door the most teachers are not genuine only a select few very rough sc2"