Daughter getting a hard time at school

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My daughter has been having a hard time at school since September. There is one girl in her class that makes her time at school miserable by being controlling and derogatory to her, saying nasty things and trying to separate her out from her friends. She targets her only. Again I have an upset child tonight who can’t wind down because of another crap day.

We went into school about it in October and then again in February. It stops for a few days and then it’s relentless again.

My daughter is adamant we aren’t say anything as she thinks it will make it worse but equally they will go to the same secondary school in 2 years time and I’m worried things will get worse if it isn’t clamped down on now.

Can anyone advise how the school would deal with this situation? The last thing I want is for both sets of parents to be called in but equally how my daughter is being treated isn’t acceptable either.

Any advice on how to deal with this would be welcomed.

Thank you.

Go back to the school, your daughter can’t decide at her age what is best, you can. Her parents need bringing into school, the child needs sanctioning and putting on a bullying contract, or whatever for of this they use, in which the school can include leads to permanent exclusion. If it’s happening to the degree your daughter states then this is the best and potentially only solution to the issue.

Thanks for the advice. We do need to go back in and speak with the teacher. I have no reason to not believe my daughter so if needs discussion with the school. I have looked at the bullying procedure published on the school website and it seems quite good.

I was hoping this term would be different but it isn’t.

Only thing that's gets school to act in this case is the worry that ofsted is informed .letting the school know that bullying is not addressed and you will be informing ofsted.

I agree with the other replies. Also, contact her secondary and say they must be in different classes due to bullying.

Oops. Saw this in similar threads and forgot it wasn't a current thread

Hope your dd is ok now

The school won’t take action and it probably will make things worse for your daughter. This sort of stuff is going on in schools all over the country which is why mental health issues and school refusal is the new norm