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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She needs to stick out the next couple months.

You need to go up the chain and enlist the administration now.  You can email head of upper school with counselor CC'd.  There could be someone else to set her up with.  Your DD may need to realize the choice is to sit alone, sit with this not great group, or make friends with someone she otherwise would not gravitate towards who perhaps is more on the outs also.

Maybe every couple weeks take her out at lunchtime for an "appointment" if you are able, or on a less important/academic day let her have a day off/mental health day.

See if there is an activity she can get involved with at school this spring that gives her some purpose or connection at the school.

*Again- you need to call and speak with the head of upper school.  You are at a private school, not public- they should be working with you more on this to make sure your child isn't miserable.

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OP here. I have talked to the administration and asked if there was a safe place for her to eat lunch. The principal said there were no such place and had an attitude of "if you don't like it, leave," which is exactly what we're doing. My daughter was called into the office to talk about the situation and the principal thought she "might be part of the problem" and that if she tried harder to get along with them, maybe they wouldn't be gossiping about her. I was appalled. [/quote]

This is no good, OP. With this attitude from administration, I'd say your kid is not safe at this school. It's one thing if kids are excluding her. It's quite another thing if the administration has a negative bias against your kid. If anything should escalate, your kid will be defenseless. I would do virtual or brave the public for 2 months. I wouldn't leave my child in this situation.
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