DO NOT send you child to the Fletcher Academy. Ever since the headmaster, Junell Blaylock, started there the school has gotten out of control. She has a problem with being confronted with issues. She will run and hide in her office and never return your phone calls. I believe that is what we call a coward. To resolve issues she will just ask your child to leave. She has no heart towards what that school is about. Everything she does she does for her own benefit. Then there is Ruby Bugg who is the Dean of Students. I have no idea where she earned her degree, but her way of "counseling" is horrific. Any time there is an issue, Ms. Bugg is the one to deal with it.....not matter what it is. The two of them are very inaccessible. There is also situations where some students are being mentally and physically abused......from what I understand by Ms. Blaylock and Ms. Bugg. I have also learned that their Board of Directors are the A.J. Fletcher Foundation. I can't believe that their board members have not done anything about this. The A.J. Fletcher Foundation is a very prominent organization who is headed up by Mrs. Barbara Goodmon. They help organization all over. They seem to care about what happens in their community. They are also affiliated with Capital Broadcasting, which they own WRAL and other media companies. Understanding who funds the Fletcher Academy, how could Junell Blaylock and Ruby Bugg get away with their actions. There are also teachers there that have crossed boundaries with students and nothing has been done. When they lost Ms. Robyn Munro is when that school started to go out of control. By the way, they lost her because of Ms. Junell Blaylock and Ms. Ruby Bugg. They have no consideration for students and their education, it's all about how Ms. Blaylock looks to her board members. If you have an issue with a teacher or your child has a problem getting along with another student or anything. Try to advise your child to talk to a teacher or someone and work it out themselves. If a parent talks to a teacher or send an email about anything all communication is forwarded to Ms. Bugg. She will become involved with everything. If you bother Ms. Bugg too often she will become annoyed with you and you will not be invited back the next year. They have no problem kicking people out. They believe in no warnings. Some teachers are more forgiving than others. But for the most part, if you break a rule there is immediate consequences. They work on a check system. Checks are good. You must earn 4 checks in each class every day. If you do something wrong you lose a check, at the least. If you lose more than 4 checks a week you can't go to the fun activity on Friday. If you are tardy without an excuse you lose 4 checks and must go to behavioral hall during the free period after lunch. If you violate their strict dress code you lose checks and go to behavioral hall. They have a new dress code this year that all students must wear shirts with a collar. If you violate the dress code, depending on how serious they can expel you. If they expel you, you still have to finish paying for the rest of the year. Until new administration comes into this school I would strongly advice you to look elsewhere. If you decide to consider this school I would strongly advice you to request a copy of the student handbook and learn all the rules and consequences.
Take this as a warning!
