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[quote=Lina2025][quote=Anonymous]International family here, but one that has lived in the US for many years. That sounds absolutely terrible, OP. I'm sorry you've been treated this way. My kids are in public, but I used to go to a British boarding school. It wasn't great, which is why I would never send my kids to boarding school.

The solutions I would consider are:

1. Move in-bounds for a well-regarded public school system. My kids spent their K-12 in such a place, and they did well.

2. Apply to another private school, but not a boarding school. Not all require a letter of recommendation, and even if they do, you can be honest and explain that he experienced bullying issues in his previous boarding school.

I would not, at this time, waste my time and money on a lawsuit. I would just take my kid out and start afresh elsewhere. 
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Thank you so much for your message and perspective. We have actually already found another school that we would like to transfer to. The main concern right now is the recommendation letter, because the new private school requires it, and we are worried that the current school may retaliate and write something negative.

Also, as foreigners, we genuinely wanted to understand how the system works here. In our minds, the US has always been a place where children’s rights and safety are strongly protected, and if something goes wrong, there are clear mechanisms to resolve it. But in this situation it feels like we will just leave quietly, and everything that happened will go completely without consequences for the school. That part is very hard to accept.[/quote]

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