New School

Well Kim started at her new school half way through 2006. She was very glad that I was helping her to change schools. She finished out the year. Her end of year report card improved so she was learning better at the new school. She hasn't really made any close friends but has alot of acquaintences and people she talks to at the new school. She comes home happy and is no longer yelling and abusing her sister and family members when she comes home from school. She has not been bullied by any child at this new school. And I advised the Principal about the incident with her teacher at her old school and her Diabetes is kept quiet. The teacher does not make announcements about her Diabetes and things are kept quieter. Her closer friends know about her Diabetes but no dramas are made of it. And this works much better.

Conclusion: I did the right thing changing schools for my daughters - emotionally and educationally she is alot better off.

Her two best friends from her old school are still her best friends and if anything their friendship is better because they don't see each other every day. They still see each other on the weekends and in the school holidays and they text each other daily. These two friends are clearly her true friends. The friendship is two ways - they are always making the effort to ring or chase up Kim just as much as she rings or chases up them. It is not always Kim doing the chasing. And this is the way it should be.

I asked the girls was anything said at the school when Kim suddenly did not return. They told me that the Principal had given a speech about not bullying and that bullying will not be tolerated at the assembly on the day Kim left. But to me this is just words. As no actions are ever taken to punish the bullies or stop them doing it. So of course they are going to keep doing it. I think this type of speech is just for show. So that to the parents watching the assembly they think that the Principal and the school will act if there child is bullied. But this is just not the case.