Willingboro High School

Posted: April 15, 2024

This school is a disaster. I am a former teacher. Teachers are expected to give up their prep periods to be substitute teachers EVERY DAY. There are so many newbie administrators that no one knows what they are doing. They are either not doing enough because they don't know how, or they are piling way to much on top of all that teachers have to do already. They literally will not give teachers a minute to themselves. This is not an exaggeration. Even at the end of the day when studebts leave, administrators are still taking up the last 20 minutes of teacher time for inconsequential meetings so they can feel important.
Don't even get me started on the behavior issues in the school. I have had to write everything I want to say on the board because students are wild and simply refuse to listen or do anything at all other than be disruptive. They love to fight and scream. They love to throw things at teachers. I was out sick once for a few days and students stole all of my personal belongings. There are a few great students there, but they are grossly overshadowed by teens who don't know how to behave in society (perhaps to no fault of theirs, but maybe parents). Fights break out all of the time. Thank God for the policemen there. If they weren't there many teachers and students would probably end up in the hospital. It's a bad scene. Very bad. Security tries their best to be both pleasant and helpful while trying their best to keep the peace. Teachers and police/security are not paid enough. I have had a tooth chipped from an object thrown at my face in my own classroom by a student at the school. Horrid. The school does not provide anything for teachers, I spent hundreds of dollars on decorations, books, etc. that I ended up just leaving there for my own safety and sanity. That being said, they don't have enough money for post-its, paper, pencils, but they can give out 10,000.00 for a basketball hoop shoot contest for the NEW GYM.
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Posted: March 10, 2024

as a student at willngbro high school it is a good school it just needs more things to help special Ed kids like me i really want a study haul so I can pass the school year and so I can get job if they put that in place I would be really really happy cause I need to get my grades up and get a job so please put in a study haul now please and thank you.

Posted: March 10, 2024

Posted: March 9, 2022

My experience in this school is terrible not with the teachers but majority from the security guards and the staff in the main office. If you want to send your child to a school where up to 7 police men can be see patrolling the halls then this is the school for you.The staff members in the main office do absolutely nothing to help students in need and they like to lock the students phones in a pouch. If you lose the pouch or it gets damaged you have to pay TWELVE dollars . so god forbid there's a fire drill or lockdown and everyone's phones is locked in a pouch or taken away.

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Posted: April 21, 2021

Love Hawthorne and Garfield East the teachers are amazing

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Posted: December 8, 2017

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Posted: December 8, 2017

the entire district is at risk but the high school is just an awful learning environment. too many discipline issues, fearful administrators, dishonest school officials, apethetic, burned out, demoralized teachers who work in constant fear because of the blatant nepotism, palm greasing and almost dictator-like rule over all staff.

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Posted: July 4, 2017

Terrible. Terrible. The whole district is terrible. It's so sad because Willingboro is such a nice place to live; quiet, clean. It's a shame that the whole school district of Willingboro is the worse of the worse.

Posted: May 16, 2014

I have grown up in Willingboro and have seen some significant increase in education and behavior. The school is what you make it if your child does well the evxperience will be a great one.

Posted: May 16, 2014

This school has a great honors program and children can really benefit from the classes and education. Its all about the way your child does in the school.

Posted: May 16, 2014

I just came to this district and my child has been having a great experience at this school. The counselours, teachers, and other staff members are well mannered and cooperative.

Posted: August 8, 2013

I moved out of Willingboro 2 years ago and this was the best decision I ever made. Maple Shade has provided my children with transportation, books, and teachers who care!!! When my son was 5 they had him on the bus scheduled to Willingboro High. Lost his records and I had to do everything all over again after he was in school for entire year. The STATE OF NJ should hold their heads in shame. Why should our children learn from hand outs...share books but our school tax rise. I am now looking for a larger home and I would not go back to that school district if W E Debois was teaching.