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Should the school insist on this?

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thequickbrowndog · 06/07/2024 10:16

My daughter is starting grammar school in September. She has done amazingly to get there. She is very anxious and has come from a tiny close knit school. Luckily a few kids from her primary school are going to the same school. They have all been split up in different forms, and my daughter is in the other half of the year to her school mates so won't even be in any of the same classes.
Am I wrong to insist that she is moved to the half of the year her friends are in? Surely her mental health is more important than their rules? She will stress all summer about this and is already saying she doesn't want to go to school in September.

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noblegiraffe · 06/07/2024 10:18

Did they not ask for names of friends for when deciding forms? It is usual in secondary to try to place them with at least one friend.

I would certainly bring it up with them even if they have told you not to.

Ohdosodoffdear · 06/07/2024 10:18

You absolutely can't "insist" no. You could possibly ask very nicely, but as they've already laid out their stall I imagine it'll be a hard no.

thequickbrowndog · 06/07/2024 10:17

Sorry, just to add, the school said in the parents meeting that there will be no movement between forms

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