Michele I could have written this. The setting would be different, but the hurt would be the same.

My daughter, a quiet but quietly confident girl, suffered terrible abuse by her teacher, and I was powerless to do much, though I tried.

I watched my child go from happy and confident to having not one friend at school.

She was a wreck.

I was a wreck.

The principal did nothing.

And no teacher, my colleagues, took steps to say, ENOUGH.

It's a long story and I should write about it, but let me say this.

Back to your mothers' group. There are vile mothers within it, and there are mothers who are afraid to stand tall. They are cowards.

Nothing will change in that respect. Bully mothers will always be so, and the coward mothers are simply fringe dwellers, unwilling to rock the boat. Oh they may feel guilty, but their fear will keep them complicit.

Time and tide...but it's hard to empower your child whilst she navigates this awful time in her life.

Surely the dance teacher can see what is happening! She may not have the power to change these power groups, but she can make things better for your daughter.

I so feel your pain Michele. It's every mother's nightmare.