Oh Mel

So sorry to hear about your DD's bullying experiences...it's just so nasty, isn't it?

Best of luck in speaking to the school tomorrow...my only advice would be to give the facts and try as much as possible (and this is a big call!), to keep the emotion out of it.

From my experience with working with schools, they respond much better to facts and rationality than emotion (even though it may be totally warranted).

I can only imagine how tough it is for your DD to face school...but changing schools shouldn't be number 1 option. Unfortunately, she will come across bullies all her life (as we all do) and it's really important for her to work out a way of dealing with it...as tough as that might be!

There's a couple of really good books I would recommend....

One is "Queen bees and wanna bees" which is what the movie "Mean girls" was loosely based on...it's all about teenage girl social dynamics.

The other book is called "bully busting" and again, has some good ideas for dealing with bullies.

One other book (written for kids) is called Bullies, bigmouths and so called friends...they might also be of some help!

I know none of this is immediately helpful...but hopefully it will help in the long run.

Take care!