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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Two out of three of her main bullies are leaving-the one we talked to the principal about got accepted into a better school (And for the one who asked, her parents are big donors, she's a lifer, and her mom works at the school so yes, there is favoritism), and the other is switching schools because she was almost suspended. Quite a few kids are leaving for different high schools. It is going to be different.

And I will admit, I have been pushing her to attend this school out of convenience. I like driving two kids to the same school and I like that my youngest isn't falling through the cracks like she was in her public school. Even if there wasn't bullying, my oldest misses being around the kids that's she's known since kindergarten and wants a more traditional large high school experience. I'm not going to pick her up on the first day (she came to this conclusion on her own and has decided that if she gets picked up on the first day, she won't know what to do on the second). However, we are going to play this week by week and month by month. I don't know if she is going to finish the school year at this private and I don't know if she will be graduating from here.[/quote]

I think that if 2/3 of the problem kids are leaving, it's worth another try.

I also think that it might make sense to decide how long you're going to try.  So, say "We're going to try as hard as we can to make this work, and then at the end of the quarter (or semester) we'll sit down and decide if you want to go back, or try public."  I think that will give her a motivation to try, and also not make her feel like she's stuck there for ever.    [/quote]

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