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To consider taking my DD (end of year 9) out of her secondary school and putting her in an online school for years 10 and 11

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sundaydriver · 28/06/2022 20:32

She has had issues with anxiety since year 7, exacerbated due to some friendship issues and bullying.

She's a bright girl and achieving ok academically but is so sick of the school environment. She doesn't fit in because she's quiet, kind, not rude. She gets picked on for loving Heartstopper (netflix LGBT show) because it's 'uncool' and worse slurs.

She sees a counsellor weekly for anxiety and it does help, but I've just had enough of her being in that toxic environment and she definitely has.

We can afford the fees for an online school. Has anyone gone this route? Would any of you? AIBU to consider it?

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LondonWolf · 29/06/2022 17:47

Peoniesandpeaches · 29/06/2022 17:04

Vikinga Yeah she does. She has ASD and felt bullied at school. Removing her from school didn’t take away her fear that she could be bullied and it just morphed and grew if that makes sense. I did say she is a really extreme example of what can go wrong and I feel in her case her mum, inadvertently, colluded with her always letting her drop out of activities arguing that doing online school was enough.

I think it's highly likely this would have happened anyway, in school or not. I have two children with autism and have studied it to degree level fwiw.

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