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Put my mind at rest - dd2 to be one of only 5 white girls in new class of 30

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Bedward · 12/07/2013 09:24

That's it really. dd2 went to her induction at her new school, yesterday. She was v excited - only one from her primary going, but dd1 already there. About half the new school are from different ethnic minorities and dd2 is fine with that - all dd1's friends at the school are from different ethnic backgrounds in fact. But it just so happens that dd2's form is 25/30 non-white. When I met up with dd2 after her induction, she looked slightly nervous and crestfallen - she's very sociable and easy-going, but her current school is virtually totally white (village school).

Please tell me it's going to be ok - I tried to reassure her she'll be fine, but I think the reality of going to a school where she knows no-one and worries she may not fit in, are now becoming real. :(

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TantrumsAndBalloons · 12/07/2013 09:29

What are you worried about?

They are 11 year old girls, they are not alien species are they?

If dd1 is ok, why wouldnt dd2 be?

2cats2many · 12/07/2013 09:27

Of course she's going to be ok! I bet she'll make lifelong friends.

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