DD and a difficult girl in her class.

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My DD is in year 7 at secondary school.She has been trying to settle in.She told me last week about an incident where a girl she was sat next to started calling her petty names when DD had asked someone else a question.
DD said she got the feeling that the girl(lets call her Ava) didn't like her from the start and she doesn't know why.
Anyway after name calling,my DD said it back because she got fed up.That girl Ava then kicked my DD.
I reported this to the deputy head and year leader who said they will address this straight away. My DD sits away from Ava now but says that Ava will still say things to her .No name calling though.So for an example today my DD asked her teacher if she should stand up behind the chair too.(It was hometime).Ava replied instead of the teacher and said"Have patience".
Other days Ava will say to my DD she is late to class when she isn't!Even the teachers have not said that to my DD!

Why wont she just leave my DD alone!Should I report this to the teachers again?Its petty but I just want her to leave my DD alone.
Thanks for reading.

The name calling and the kick yes totally. The other things are just really silly petty things. Your DD would be better figuring a way to tell this kid to do one and show that she's not bothered by her rather than you going to the school I think.

Ava is an annoying pita but your daughter should just tell her to do one as previously advised.

Or she could just ignore her. She’ll get bored, eventually.

Each time she says something tell DD not to say a word but just sigh and roll her eyes as if the girl is just the biggest pain in the arse that she won’t even drop a level to respond to.

Ignore the petty- she's doing it to wind your daughter up and will get bored when there is no reaction- they always do.

It's going to have to go one of two ways. Your DD ignores every single time and hopefully Ava will get bored. Or your DD thoroughly, but within school rules, puts Ava in her place so that she knows very well not to mess with her again. There's no guarantee with the former, but cleverly done latter might shut her the fuck up.

Some kids really are silly little twats that need putting in their place. Nobody has the right to make someone else's school life uncomfortable.

I would report anything that is more than a stupid comment, so physical contact and personal comments. And I would teach your daughter ways she can respond to stupid girl to show her she doesn't bother her.

I know this is awful, but I would tell DD to say something like seriously? What the fuck is wrong with you. And look at her like has grown another head.

Thank you everyone for your advice.I told DD to keep her distance but speak back if the girl says anything to her again.

Ava sounds jealous.

Get her to learn to do a slow turn of the head and icy withering look. If that doesn’t work, straight for the throat with “I wasn’t asking you/that’s really nothing to do with you, Ava.”