Teen dd is in year 12 and is one of a large group of new students. She is very quiet and not very confident.
During the first week they did ice breaking sessions. Dd was partnered with another new student. The other student is very very loud and rather over the top and dd didn't really like her but she was polite to her while working together.
The student will now not leave her alone. If dd goes to the canteen she follows her, to the toilet she follows her, to the library she follows her, to the shop she follows her.
If dd is on the phone or the laptop or studying or doing homework she is constantly interrupting her and shouting her. There have been two occasions where there has been minor situations where she has been a bit unkind to dd to get her attention.
The student does have other friends in another group but they are rarely on break at the same time so dd has her constantly.
The other students find her really annoying which is also now isolating dd as no one else wants to be near her with the other student there were as dd had made friends at the taster session. Dd cannot be near anyone else without her.
Because the teacher noticed dd worked okay with her on that the first session and no one else wants to she is now being placed with her for ever session, every piece of group work.
The student as I said is rather over the top and dd finds her distracting.
Dd has ended up walking into the room at the last minute when everyone is seated so she can sit entirely on her own if not in group work so she can concentrate and the student cannot come and sit next to her as class has started.
Dd is actually getting extremely frustrated about thi but she is very quiet and will not speak up about it to staff.
They were asked as part of a a lesson who they socialise with in year 12. Dd said no one really but the teacher immediately said oh you do, you are friends with said student.
Dd has even tried just basically politely acknowledging her and then plugging her headphones in at break but nothing seems to work.
Dd doesn't want to be mean and leave this student isolated but she does not want the friendship either and it is actually isolating her in return.
If anyone has any idea of how you would help your teen navigate situations like this I would be grateful!