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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, I would let her. I was bullied and it was hell on earth. I would not let my child stay someplace where she was that miserable. Mental health matters. Years from now she won’t remember the bit of the curriculum she missed, but she will remember that her happiness was important to you. [/quote]

This. And ignore all the blame the victim responses on here. As someone who was bullied two months is a long time. Find out what you can about virtual school and pull her out now.[/quote]

The bullying was last year in 8th, and yet they decided to stay on, and OP is only coming to ask for opinions in March of 9th grade. So, pardon me, but I have a different read on this. We are not victim-blaming. We're saying: her daughter is capable of sticking it out, and switching now to virtual for 2 months would perhaps have a deleterious effect on college admissions. Does she want to give those gossip girls that much power over her future?

So. Let's not dramatize here. I'll note in passing that OP never came back and explained the details of the bullying. I understand she might not want to identify her family, but usually when it's egregious, you can tell immediately. Again, not victim-blaming, but let's just say I find enough vagueness in the thread to not immediately jump to the Do Virtual Now Option. I agree with all the posters who explained that girl groups are fluid in adolescence and plenty of girls find themselves excluded for a while, only to form new friendships. Kids can be casually disrespectful towards one another, and enough kids gossip and spread rumors that it's unavoidable in a school setting.

My daughter is in a "good, safe" public school in Bethesda, and has found exactly one friend. The two of them avoid the girls who throw themselves at boys, they avoid the worst of the gossip, and they have zingers at the ready if someone tries to target them. They give a wide berth to the few physical students who shove other kids into lockers. My son at the same age did the same thing.

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Except a private pay virtual, it may not be an option. [/quote]

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