Dd1 suddenly having problems with 2/3 girls this half term. Is it worth mentioning to school so they can keep an eye out ??

[MrsMorgan]

Dd1 is in first year of secondary and so far so god. However today she went down to the local play area at the end of our road and within 15 min was ringing me from my mums saying that 3 girls from her year had been calling her names, and one in particular had pulled her hair and tried to get her on the ground.

I went down to see if i could see the girls but they had gone. Dd1 and dd2 carried on playing as their elder half sister turned up to supervise.

When I got back i checked on dd1's fb account as i do regularly, and the hair puller had last night posted SLAG on alot of dd1's pics.

I rang dd and told her to tell me if this girl went back to the play area. She did and so i went down and asked her what her problem with dd1 was and why she'd pulled her hair and called her names. She denied it and then changed her mind and said it was a joke.

I suggested she grow up and pack it in.

I then left and when dd1&2 came home they wee followed by the girls who kept shouting at them.

I know school will probably say that it happened out of school time so is nothing to do with them, but can i ask that they keep an eye on dd and these girls ?? I do not expect them to punish them for things done in half term but I feel that they should know that they are causing dd's problems.

[j0807bump]

i don't think it would harm, having a quiet word with DDS form tutor as long as it's discreet.

there have been incidents outside school and nasty messages which although the teachers can have no power there, you have a genuine concern it may spill into school life.

i hope DD has a sympathetic teacher and continues to tell you of any problems so they can be delt with, but hopefully its just a bout of bitchiness and they'll be best mates next week.

[MrsMorgan]

Thanks

I made dd delete the girls from fb and she said the main offender has sent her another friend request. Don't quite see the point of that, and dd isn't going to accept it.

I can email the form tutor, wo will do that and just ask that they keep an eye out.

Have told dd that she must tell me if anything else happens as I cannot do anything if I don't know about it.

[bibbitybobbityhat]

She shouldn't be on facebook at all.

[bruffin]

If you can take a screen print of what they did and email the tutor. DCs school take this type of thing very seriously whether it was done in school time or not.

[MrsMorgan]

Thanks bruffin.

I wasn't asking for your permission to let my child on fb bibbity.

I police her profile, know her password etc and she is on it for limited amounts of time.

[maggotts]

Agree 100% with bibbitybobbity.

Rules say FB is for 13+.

Your DD is under 13 so shouldn't be on it.

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