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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, how long have you lived in the DCC? Seems like this process should be understood by someone that made school decisions for Ms and HS already within the DCC. What research did you do before you moved? How are you supporting your child during this time? Are they prepared to continue at their same HS? [/quote]

I’ve been in the DCC for only this year. My daughter was in a private es/ms and when she graduated we decided to go to a public hs (northwood). [b]My daughter got severely bullied at northwood[/b], and she told me in late May that she wanted to transfer, so at that point it was already too late to transfer schools. It was her idea to transfer so I wanted to respect her decision by trying to make it possible any way I can. I moved into the Blair zone thinking that she would be automatically assigned to her base school because the same thing happened to her at Northwood (She didn’t do any “choice process”). I don’t care what I have to do as long as she doesn’t have to go to northwood for next year, so anybody that could help me figure out some way to make that happen I would really appreciate[/quote]
This is the important part you left out originally. Did your daughter report the bullying or speak with a counselor about the problems? MCPS takes bullying seriously, but you have to use the process and report it. Also, there is a difference between between bullying and conflict. Is part of the problem that your daughter has had a hard time socially adjusting from private to public school? Does she have friends at Northwood? If she is having difficulty fitting in and finding "her people", just transferring to Blair won't make that better.

If your daughter didn't report the problem to anyone, you don't have any basis to ask for a transfer outside of the normal time frame. Right now, my suggestion is that you review with your daughter all of the information on https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/bullying/ to be sure you understand what is and is not considered bullying, and discuss with your daughter what was actually going on. If there was actual bullying that is documented somewhere (such as on social media) it is not too late to submit the form and documentation https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/contentassets/a6dc980d5563457dabf5c37a951cbc37/bullying-reporting-form-230-35.pdf . Either way reach out to her current counselor at Northwood and request a meeting prior to the start of school to discuss the problems and make a plan for the school year on how to handle different situations. For example, if the issue was a specific student, the counselor could check to see that your daughter doesn't have a class with that student. The counselor can also help your daughter find ways to make more social connections, and can check in periodically with your daughter when the school year starts. If there is another incident of bullying next school year, your daughter needs to report it immediately using the form and telling her counselor and the grade level administrator. Ideally, the problem will be resolved, but if not, you have more documented reasons to support a transfer to Blair at earliest opportunity.[/quote]

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