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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would get an appointment with the counselor asap - perhaps even bring up the beginning of "school refusal" to let them know how serious this is.

As for lunch, can she sit with kids from other grades?  What about joining a club and befriending an 8th grader or 6th grader?

Partner work should paired up by the teacher(s) and not dictated by the students.

Sorry OP.  This is one draw-back of a small school.

My DD was in a 6-12 th grade school of about 425 kids.  Her grade was 48 kids 60/40 girls boys.  SHe decided to leave after 9th grade and will be at a 2000 kid public school.  WIsh her (and me) luck! [/quote]

Thank you for these suggestions.  I have also suggested that she try to make connections with kids from other grades - her brother is in 8th grade - but I guess that the environment in the school is that the kids stick with their own grades.  And to be honest, she is humiliated and not really ready to 'put herself out there'.  I have also suggested to her that maybe we can try to get her set up with some kind of special'project' that would occupy her during free time, but she hasn't taken to the idea.  She is a great student academically, so this seems feasible, but no luck yet.  I agree about teachers pairing up the students - this is on my list of items to bring up with the school.

Hope that your DD enjoys her new school![/quote]

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