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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Buy her a pepper spray.[/quote]'

Absolutely NO. I and my teen DD took an excellent self-defense class and the instructor said he always tells people to NEVER have pepper spray/mace/etc. It is far, far too easy to hold it wrong in a moment of panic, press the button--and it's turned accidentally toward your face and you spray yourself. Or the person takes it and uses it on you. Or you use it OK and it might hit the other person but can very easily drift right back into your own face. Just a terrible thing to try to use.

OP, if she does not respond to your trying to calm her and reassure her, consider ordering (for yourself) the book When Your Child Is Afraid -- you can probably get it by Monday off Amazon etc. It's a bit old but might help you help her. Also there are kids' books about dealing with fear.

It could also help for you to talk to her school counselor one on one, over the phone if not in person. Explain this all to the counselor and ask for specific things to say and some strategies for making your daughter feel reassured and also empowered and like she is going to be OK if she encounters a situation like this again. School counselors can and do talk with parents about things like this, all the time. I know from experience![/quote]

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