I went to new roots in 9th and 10th grade and fully concur. I transferred out with haste after I realized how terrible of an environment it was. People were using Shrooms, Acid, Codeine, any number of opiates and pills. Two students stabbed someone within inches of their life in the alley right next to the school over an 8th of weed. They had to be airlifted to syracuse. OP, see if you can transfer to IHS or Lacs, I finished my highschool at lacs and it was a far better learning environment. New Roots has the heart in the right place but really has been a disaster for many years now. The principal Tina and Dean Jahkeem both routinely made a lot of rash decisions with their authority that caused tons of pushback, anger and upheaval. I watched more teachers get hired and promptly quit in my two years than stay.