Hi
Thank you all so much for the supportive messages.
DD went back to school on Tuesday and it didn't go well, despite assurances from the Headteacher, when he asked what do I want and need from him, to keep her safe for seven days so that she felt she could leave with her head held high was all she wanted.
An hour after I left she was assaulted by three girls who knew about what happened and deemed her a 'lying cunt'. This happened in front of teachers. The police are involved, we spent yesterday afternoon in the police station.
And no, I won't be taking matters into my own hands, it doesn't help does it? It just perpetuates a shitty cycle.
Obviously she won't be going back now.
Oddly she actually seems a bit brighter, maybe because it's all out in the open and the worst thing that could have happened with the girls that were threatening her has happened.
She saw her counsellor today and I sat in for the first half-hour, it actually felt quite optimistic, I think she felt really listened to and that the grown-ups were all handling this all in a very measured way.
I have to commend the police too, I know certain forces seem to actively hate women, but every officer and contact we've had have been extremely sensitive and have taken her very seriously. Which has helped enormously.
And sorry not to tag any individual posters, it's horribly depressing to hear so many similar stories.
I do feel that when I have, hopefully, navigated these waters with DD, I have a stong desire to do something that young people really listen to and connect with surrounding the attitudes that persist. Because whatever messages they are currently getting through schools, it's just not getting through.
Anyway, a bit rambling, but thank you again. It does help to know people are listening.