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[quote=Anonymous]OP, thank you for updating. I haven't commented until now, but have been following. Your daughter is amazing, and you have been a thoughtful and reasonable voice throughout all this dialogue. I've learned a lot from this discussion.

I am so sorry that your school culture is such that you feel your/DD's voice wouldn't matter or wouldn't be heard if you did speak up - simply because you were not as involved or powerful in that community as other parents. It is depressing that the adults in a school community still have their own in-crowds and popularity contests, which pushes other families to the margins or makes them wonder first what THEY did wrong if their child is bullied. My kids' former school could be very much like that. It did not keep me from trying to advocate when my child was bullied for months, but I know there would have been a better response had I been one of the parents who was Really Involved. I appreciate the parents who are generous with time and money, of course - but looking down on those who don't or can't follow suit is toxic. School faculty and administrators playing favorites is both toxic and unacceptable. I think most parents who aren't involved would be more involved if it were logistically and/or financially possible. The reality is that it is not.

I truly hope that people reading this thread might recognize how that in-crowd dynamic can affect their own school communities, and consciously work to make things more inclusive. [/quote]

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