My dd is eight and is In year 3. She goes to a really small rural village school, there are 7 children in her year.
There have been various issues with some of the other girls over the course of the year and my dd has very much gone into her shell. I've been into school plenty of times but they haven't really done anything. I'm doing everything I can to help her outside school ( martial arts, gymnastics etc) Things have really come to ahead over the past few weeks. One child was targetted and dd tried to stick up for this other girl. Now the others, including the one that was being targetted have turned on dd. For example shes been accused of showing off if she gets something right, criticised for using new paper during lessons, been told she is 'ridiculous', a 'servant'. There's been whispering behind her back, not allowed to join in games in the playground. Teased because of what is in her sandwich box. It's all quite petty stuff but it's devastating for dd.
She came out of school today in floods of tears, others were looking etc so it wasn't just a bit of hissy fit, it was full on. I've emailed school and I'm seeing the Head tomorrow morning. I think they'll try to fob me off. This is bullying, isn't it? I want to take her out of the school but there are places close by and dd is frightened to leave. Dh also says I'm over reacting and we must teach dd to deal with it and 'running away' isn't going to help. I know what he means but I'm worried about the effect of all of this on my dd.