To be so annoyed about the school play

[mummagj]

First post ever but felt the need to check it's not just me! Apologies if I'm ranting!
My DD leaves Junior school in September and auditioned for a part in the school leavers play. She is quite shy at school and we have struggled to get the school to help her out of her shell. Outside of school, she is in a drama group, loves it and made lots of friends. She practised and practised for the part learnt the lines etc and she got the part she wanted (lots of lines and a funny part) she was over the moon.
Anyway, she comes out of school today after a rehearsal to tell me the teachers have given someone else her part!
AIBU to be livid for her? I called the school and was told they think her 'personality' suits the more serious part' they were really surprised she went for the part etc etc but gave it to her because she done so well.
I pointed out to the teacher that it's a school play not a west end production and how do you think DD feels now after being dumped after one rehearsal? Bloody schools!

Yes that's pants, completely wrong. I always found school was a popularity contest involving both the pupils and some teachers who should have known better. Working in schools for 10 years just reinforced that.
You can complain, you can have a word, but stick up for your DD to whatever level she wants you to. If you could force them to give your DD her role back it would never fix this properly and could turn even more sour for her. At the very least given she is leaving send an e-mail after the play to the HT explaining the situation, I can't imagine they know or would be happy about it.

Don't blame you for being angry, that's really shitty!

Yanbu. She did well in rehearsal, got the part on her own merits and then they snatched it away. Totally shoddy behaviour.

What does your DD want you to do?

Yanbu

It's mean to give her a part and then take it off her! Poor DD when she's worked hard for it

But have they given her a different part? A more serious part? Sometimes you may need to swap people around if it doesn't work out in action, so to speak. It doesn't sound as though they handled it very sensitively- I'd have expected them to asked her to do them the favour of swapping, if they really needed to change the parts.

I wouldn't react very well to that either. Although school may of course have good reason.

It is still up to your DD to say she doesn't want to be in the play anymore, if she feels that strongly about it.

That's really unacceptable. Your daughter deserves the part she worked hard for, it's her part, they gave it to her.

This would bring out my inner rage.

Is the new part an even better part? Maybe she's really wowing them?

I feel angry on your dd behalf! What a crappy, thoughtless thing to do. As pp said though, have you checked out the new part? It could be something really good. Maybe have a word, not to force them to give the parts back but just to point out that they've knocked her confidence so they can try to build her up a bit!