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[quote=Anonymous]OP here, thanks to the several post-ers who posted sane and sympathetic comments, particularly the two Claremont parents who took the time to share their experiences!

Conferences are next week so I will definitely take my "incident list" and ask the teachers what they think might be going on.  I do not want them to think I'm blaming them or expect them to do something different than they already are---as I stated, they have been responsive when my daughter tells them what happened, they were responsive when I emailed them about an issue with one particular child, and my daughter has repeatedly stated this is not limited to her classmates.  Because we aren't talking about one bully, I'm at a loss when my impression is that the issue is pervasive.  That's why I didn't look at it as something that could be solved by switching her to a different classroom, but rather asked whether I should be looking more closely at one of the other schools that are options around here.  The fact that other parents are telling me this is not their normal experience at Claremont, much less at other schools, makes me wonder what's going on.  My kid is no wallflower; she stands up for herself, and I'm not talking about teasing or verbal issues or poorly contextualized stories, and we didn't have issues last year in a classroom that included children ages 3-6 so I don't think it's just this stage of social development.  Is it possible that she's too nice and the other kids are trying to bring her down a peg knowing she won't hit them back because she fears getting in trouble more than they do?

I also appreciate the suggestion to volunteer in the classroom.  I have repeatedly told them I'm available to do so but I haven't gotten the feeling they want me around.  Maybe I need to phrase it as a classroom observation instead.

Thanks for the perspective everyone![/quote]

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