Benjamin Franklin High School

Oct 31st, 2021

So I came to this school mid year and on my first day not knowing where anything is I show up to my first class late. Normally this would be okay. But because this is BFHS I get a tardy. Three tardys get you detention. The teachers are also hit and miss. Some might be your best teacher every and the other might be satan. This school also like to assign one hour of homework per class and you have 6 classes so you would have 6 hours of homework per day (that may change depending on your elective) and all of there policies are insane. Then conclusion please don’t send your kids here.
Sep 19th, 2019

My son attended this high school for only his senior year. He almost immediately wish to get gone there sooner. After attending his graduation ceremony, we were so moved that we decided to move our other five kids to Benjamin Franklin. I cannot say enough about how excellent this school is. Every time I interacted with any of the staff or students, it was incredibly clear that everyone there tried to stand up to the values that they teach. I say teach, but it's more of a daily living and the spirit of the values. They don't just teach a word like respect and tell you what it means and move on with the day.
Jun 9th, 2019

As a student that used to go here I recommend that you do not send you kids here. Although this school does have good academic records compared to other schools, the impact of the amount of homework and assignments given is concerning. There are many things that need to be shared so parents understand what they are getting there children into. If your family is not following the Mormon religion then immediately your child is discriminated. They discriminate against anyone who isn't Mormon, and certain teachers discriminated against ethnicity and gender. Obviously since it's a Charter school the rules are more strict but it's honestly kinda astonishing how this school handles certain situations. For girls at bfhs if they have a small rip in their jeans they put duct tape over it because that obviously isn't more distracting. Your bra strap is showing? NO, let's pin because it's too distracting for the boys in the class or in the hallway. Obviously no dyed hair, face piercings, no expressing yourself in anyway. The Juniors and Seniors? Numerous girls have nose piercings and don't get in trouble. This school let's the older kids get away with so much more then Jr. High. For example, one of my friends had her phone out before school, listening to music WITH headphones in, while doing homework in the Student Union, not in a classroom. She got her phone taken away while many other kids up there had their phones out too, but they were all older. Many teachers are also known to go into students backpacks in class if someones else's phone goes off. Keep in mind they do not have the kids approval and then everyone that has their phone on gets it confiscated. How are the students supposed to know their parents are there if they do not have their phone? The system is a mess. Next is PDA. I understand that's a rule at every school but me and my friend group had an encounter with one of the charters school's principles, which may i mention got fired. But one of my friends accidentally hit my piercing on my ear and the principle was watching us through the window, and assumed she was trying to kiss me. As much as we tried to explain what had actually occurred he would not let us explain and told us to stop lying and to be quiet. Now I can promise you that if it was a group of boys he wouldn't have even second guessed and would never assume they tried to kiss. At school in the hallway there is no hugging even friends, holding hands, kissing (obviously) but it's ridiculous that I know people that have gotten detentions for hugging friends in the hallway. And may i say for how good the school says it is, all it cares about is it's reputation, not the students. Just how high it is on records and being above other schools. Plus this school has cameras everywhere, up and down every hallway, in front of all the bathrooms, behind the school, it's ridiculous. You know what else is ridiculous? The amount of work the school gives out. This year we had a huge science fair, English essay, numerous History reports all in one quarter. Parents need to understand that normal schools do not screw up sleeping schedules this much. Pulling all nighters or not even going to school because of the amount of sleep lost, and having no energy to even function. Each teacher gives out atleast an hour of homework each, without any big assignments on top of that. When we have breaks it's a time OFF of school and work, not the teachers opportunity to give us even more work then normal, on a time for us to relax and not stress. All this school does is create uneeded stress. So parents, please do not send your kids here. It will destroy their selfesteem, sleeping patterns, mental health, etc. There are much better schools that will not ruin your kids school years. Please take all of thi into account as an old student of BFHS. I am extremely thankful to be transferring and getting away from this school.
Aug 4th, 2019

Jan 25th, 2019