My 14 year old daughter has always been feisty and spirited but was happy and doing well at school until four months ago whe she became morose and withdraw. She eventually confided in me that she was being bullied at school by a couple of girls who she had become close to quite recently and who had turned against her, as well as by older kids at school too. They were spreading untrue and vile rumours about her and word spread to other schools nearby. She has been shouted at in the street and victimised on social media, sometimes by kids she doesn't even know. She is so unhappy and it is breaking my heart and my husband's to see her this way. It has affected her school work to the point where she is no longer contributing in class. She was a different child in the holidays, more carefree and easy to be around, and we did things together and had some enjoyable family time but on the first day back at school, she reverted to being moody, depressed, irrational, angry and tearful when she got home, railing at the rest of the family, causing pointless arguments, staying in her room, refusing to eat dinner. She said the pressure of putting on a front at school to get through the day means she is angry and exhausted by the time she gets home. I have spoken to two of her teachers to report the bullying but they said unless she names names, there is nothing they can do. She absolutely refuses to do this and is now angry at me for broaching it with the school. She recently told me - on a rare day when she wanted to talk - that she just wants to disappear and get away from everyone, even the few girls who are still friends with her, and start afresh. I would appreciate advice from anyone who has been through this as I feel I am failing my daughter at the moment.