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unhappy dd year 7 advice please

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smartiejake · 03/01/2008 21:31

You may remember a previous post from me about dd in year 7 and the problems she is having with one particular girl in her year who has been sending nasty MSN and text messages. DD goes to a private school which SHE chose althpough her friends went to other schools.
The school have spoken to the girl and her little hench men and things seemed ok on the last day of term.

Nasty MSN messages continued into the holidays until it came to a head on Christmas eve when my dh sent this girl a text message saying that it had better stop or we would be showing them to her parents and the school.
5 hrs later dh gets an irrate call from nasty girl's father saying how dare he threaten his little darling and that he had evidence that it was a 50/50 thing and that all his dds friends would back her up. Of course she had had 5 hours to call all her friends and doctor MSN messages putting my dd in the wrong.(I know this because I was there at the time said MSN messages were sent and I know what my dd replied.)

We have had a terrible few weeks with dd tears, everyone hates me etc.

Problem is that being a private school there are not many girls to choose from in the way of friends and 2 of the girls dd likes are also friends of nasty.
We are going into the school next week to speak to head but not really sure if this prob can be resolved. We have just paid £3k for this terms fees and she is saying she's not sure if she wants to go back.
Not sure what to do and if she did move schools where she would go.
She has loads of other friends from dancing and from her old school who she sees all the time but no matter how good a school is (and her school IS VERY GOOD)is it worth persisting with if she is so unhappy. What would you wise guys do?

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brimfull · 03/01/2008 23:32

yr 7 is shitola

the girls are always falling out

Quattrocento · 03/01/2008 23:29

Poor you and worse still your poor DD.

I think moving is a bit premature - you've only had a term - my DD falls in and out with people so regularly - things may change very quickly.

There are a number of actions to take - please get a copy of your school's bullying policy, have a meeting with the head, and insist on developing a plan of action.

Record all the instances of bullying, make your DD promise not to retaliate in any way, and doggedly and persistently insist on action being taken against the bullies.

brimfull · 03/01/2008 23:22

oooh yes leave the old phone with the head

fab idea heated!

Heated · 03/01/2008 23:20

Poor you and dd, what an unpleasant madam. Can see where she gets it from!

Personally, I'd still see your dd's headteacher. Most schools these days have a policy on cyberbullying and they need to know what has been going on. Ask them what do the school do in these circumstances? What should your dd do if there is any unpleasantness from the UM in school? (You never know, this might be just the tip of the iceberg with this girl) Just set out the facts. Say one of the reasons why you've been so pleased with the school is the small class sizes and strong pastoral care.

Then I would be tempted to get dd a new phone/new number. Maybe leave the old one with the head (hee hee) or just get rid of it.

discoverlife · 03/01/2008 23:17

I would move her or Home Educate until she can get to the school her real friends are at. Are you quibling about the money or just the awkwardness of the situation. What is more important 3K or your daughters torment.

smartiejake · 03/01/2008 23:17

There are about 15 in total.
My knee jerk reaction would be to move her too but the other school is over subscribed and I'm not sure there would be a place for her. Another problem is that she has poor concentration and large classes with odd disruptive children (as there are at this school) wouldn't be a good thing for her.

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brimfull · 03/01/2008 23:13

smartie-so sorry your dd is going through this.

I think my knee jerk reaction would be to move her to the school all her friends are at,but not sure really.

How many girls are there in her year?

smartiejake · 03/01/2008 23:09

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