My daughter is 13, in year 9 and has always struggled with reading and writing. I've tried on many occasions to have her statemented but was told that she is not dyslexic enough... But she very much is! My daughter was bullied all through primary school, then during year 7 of her first high school. We moved her to a new school at the end of year 7, where she seemed to settle & find friends however, it turned out that these friends were actually the troubled ones, bunking, drinking, smoking, my daughter began doing these things too. Over the past 8 months she has worked very hard to turn her life around, applying herself at school & trying to make new friends.
Many of the teachers seem to still tar my daughter as the trouble maker, unwilling to let her move on. My daughter regularly comes home upset, even tearful over the way her teachers speak to her or where they have treated her differently to the other pupils in class. Today, one teacher said she was an arsehole & all the teachers think that too, because she said it was unfair that X didn't have to participate it the charity bake off but would receive the credit as if she had. My daughter is still in tears. For me it's the final straw, I'm not sending her to school tomorrow & want to move her to a new school for her final two years. Do you think I should complain? & how can I get my daughter the help she needs? She is so caring, adores animals & she volunteers at our local animal sanctuary every Saturday... I just want her to be happy for once & provide her with some happy school memories before its to late.