Teenagers and Bullying

First of all I think it's pitiful that teens don't have anything better to do than bully classmates. If I were in your shoes, I wouldn't move yet. Have you tried to call the parents of these kids? We had one minor incident with someone bullying one of our kids and I called the boy's mother who was doing the bullying. It stopped immediately. Have you tried to contact the principal of the school to see if there is anything he/she can do about it? Your daughter's education shouldn't suffer as a result of other kids being mean and making her miserable. Hope you can get the problem resolved and not have to uproot your family.

Law suite again the parents. Well first restraining order from any contact from the specific bullies. That would eliminate the texts and such. Once that wouldn't work because they are teens the law (according the them) doesn't pertain to them, they could and would be arrested for protection order violation then you would have grounds for suing the parents of the bullies. This has happened in other areas and judges tend to side with the kids that are being bullied. It is the parents fault becuase they are too lazy to teach their children respect. If it has gone so far to where your daughter is no longer inrolled in school you need to speak with legal counsol and you can find free or low cost services if you just look and ask around. Your daughter deserves just as much as the kids that are bullying her and they need to be dealt with legally. Good Luck

I was also bullied during high school so I feel like I can relate a bit. I'm a male so I faced a different type of bullying, but mine was both physical and verbal and there were honestly days where I felt like dieing, but I didn't and I'm still here and more happy than ever. The most essential thing you can do is to get your daughter involved, force her to get out there and do things outside of school for fun. If she joins clubs and does hobbies with other people her age, she will get a strong group of friends who will then stick up for her and be with her when she is confronted with bullies. The bully will not usually attack someone who is part of a group. In my junior year of high school, the bullying in my life came to a stop, because I had a solid group of friends who you could not separate me from. High School is now something very fond in my memories and if you tell this to your daughter than I'm sure she will find a similar success. Whatever she does though, make sure it is something she loves, because being popular does not mean you have to change who you really are.