Emmet D Williams Elementary School

Emmet D Williams is a wonderful community school with dedicated teachers, a strong admin team, and an engaged and welcoming parent community. With a focus on building creativity, enthusiasm, and success in learning, students feel welcomed as they are, supported in their growth, and challenged appropriately. We could not be happier with this school and are so glad to have our kids be proud bobcats!

We almost sent our boy to «Emmet» but I’m very glad we didn’t. Here’s one reason, although it may seem trivial at first glance: They are much too strict on their holiday party policy. When parents objected to a school memo in 2010 prohibiting celebrations, a taskforce was formed which determined that among 185 families (students, parents and teachers) only 3 parents would not allow their kids to attend Halloween, winter, and Valentine’s parties. The task force data was completely disregarded by district administrators, and no parties are currently allowed. «The point of creating a taskforce was to give students and parents a voice, and we feel that our voice wasn’t taken into consideration at all,» said one parent who served on the taskforce.
Yes, I understand the need for equity. But have we gone overboard at the expense of our children’s enjoyment of school?