My 15yrs dsd is having a really difficult time at the moment. I've got her to open up and tell me what's happening and it would appear she is being bullied at school. Certain girls throwing food at her, spitting their drinks over her and none of her friends back her.
She came home from school today very upset saying she hasn't got any friends and she feels really humiliated. Dsd can run her mouth and can be quite confrontational however I know she wouldn't get into a fist fight she's too scared.
The same girls are part of a larger group from other schools and some of them have threatened to knock her out. Both her parents are fairly proactive and do their best to keep her away from the areas where these girls hangout but being part of a wider group she does interact with them as they all go to the same places at times.
She's anxious and feels very alone, she will talk to me which is great and I will always back her (I want to go ape at these girls but I won't!)
The school are aware but I don't know what else I can do to empower her. We've discussed self defence classes so she feels more confident and able to handle conflict should it occur but in the meantime what else can I do? I hate seeing her like this and I'm so angry at these girls!