jefferson park pool

While visiting Bakersfield, we grabbed a quick bite and headed to the park to enjoy the beautiful weather. The park was well-maintained, and it was nice to see others relaxing and enjoying the fresh air. Kids were playing, adding to the perfect park atmosphere. The ample trash cans helped keep the area clean. The highlight was watching the kids play tag and make memories.

If safety is a concern, this is not the place for you and your children. The staff over look rowdy behaviors, turn a blind eye and prefer not to get involved. Mothers and children use the most foul language and life guards walk on by as they ignore stares from other parents to intervene. My 9 y/o was punched in the face by two bullies and not one of the four life guards standing at opposite ends of the pool saw a thing. The manager, Sarah Swanlund allowed the perpetrators to continue swimming while my son sat crying on the bench. After speaking to the boys who claimed no fault of their own and in fact blamed my much smaller, younger son of assaulting them, didn't bother asking my son for his side of the story. My son complained to me of difficulties moving his jaw and headache. I ended up taking my son to urgent care and filing a complaint with law enforcement. Mary Swanlund did nothing to protect my child and when asked to do the very least by escorting the kids off the premises, she decided to smirk and smile condescendingly, blinking her eyes without saying a word. As we were leaving, I did see the two boys laughing at my son still crying and talking about how annoyed they were that my son wanted to play with them.