Since September, a new girl in DD2's class (year 2) has been unkind to her; thumping her, whispering about her, tripping her up, hiding her things etc. I know kids are kids and DD2 is quite tough and can hold her own, and was sticking up for herself, so I let it go for a certain amount of time. However a few months ago DD came out of school upset one day as this girl had hit her and at the same time the other girl came out of school screeching and screaming and her mum came over to me and had a go at me saying my DD had been horrible to hers. I told her I didn't think it was appropriate to do that in the playground and could we try to sort things out between the girls nicely. She refused and said her daughter was too upset and stormed off.
I phoned the teacher once I got home and the teacher said that my DD is known for being a kind girl who gets on with everyone and in almost 3 years at school has had no problems with anyone and that unfortunately this girl does cause trouble with other children and is known for being unkind. I asked her to try to keep the girls as separate as possible, which she agreed was a good idea, and I told DD to just stay away from this other girl to minimise opportunities for nastiness.
We then had half term and during half term a number of other parents told me that they had been contacted by this woman asking if their children had had problems with DD, and they had said no, never. It was as if she was trying to rally support against DD.
We got back to school and this girls' mum has totally blanked me since. What's worse too is she has befriended another mum, whom I previously was on friendly terms with and this other mum is now totally blanking me too if I say hello to her. I can't say I'm losing any sleep over it but I'm finding it quite laughable and actually it's really pathetic isn't it? I saw the other mum this afternoon at pick up and said a breezy 'Hello' to her and she looked at me like I was covered in dirt, turned her head away and walked off. If I'm standing near them at pick up they chatter away and then both constantly turn round to stare at me. Obviously I don't want to cause a scene at the school by saying anything about their behaviour or asking the other mum if I've upset her at all; my DCs have been going there for quite a few yeas altogether and I've never had any problems with other parents or the staff and I don't want to embarrass myself, so I guess I'll just ignore them.
AIBU to think it's ridiculous and to blank both the mums forever more?