Ericka had fun during her Christmas break, she spent most of the time at home relaxing or at the rink. We went down to the Tri-Cities to visit family. We weren't able to see everyone we wanted to but they were working so we will see them next time. We went over and visited Troy's brother Mark and got to play with cousin Mathew. She had a good time reading to him and chasing him around the house hearing him giggle. She got grandma Cindy hooked on the Wii and they played some pool, which Ericka figured out really fast. She was happy with all her presents and has been reading her new books she got.
She was ready to go back to school since home gets boring after a few days. Now, only after a couple days back we are dealing with problems with another kid in her class. She has a girl in her class who has decided to bully Ericka but goes home and tells her parents that Ericka is being cruel and verbally abusive to her. I got a call from her mother telling me that if it doesn't stop she is going to the Principle and has already talked to the teacher. Ericka's teacher never called or told me anything so I assume she probably knows that it isn't Ericka causing the problem, this made the other mother mad and feels she isn't being heard etc. This girl and Ericka were friends at the beginning of the year but she got mad at Ericka because she says Ericka stole her job helping the autistic boy in the class. The boy responds better to Ericka and she gets him to talk more so the teacher has her working with him instead. When Ericka won the essay things got worse because this girl wasn't allowed to enter the essay contest because she didn't turn hers in on time. This girl is almost 12 and towers over Ericka but somehow her mother thinks Ericka is bold enough to take her on. Ericka can be opinionated and bull headed but she has never gone out of her way to be nasty. This girl has been given her own cell phone which she has been using to call ours and prank call. We took her skating a couple of weeks ago because Ericka thought that she would give the girl another chance but it didn't work. She has threatened to punch Ericka and Nathan both and just got caught throwing things at Ericka during class the other day. She sits two desks away from her and will whisper taunts trying to get Ericka in trouble. She teased her so bad yesterday that Ericka ended up in the school bathroom crying. I wrote the teacher a letter and we are going to the school today to talk to her and the counselor. I knew she was having some trouble with this girl but figured it was just typical girl games but unfortunately things have gotten out of hand. I think it stems from the girls being competitive and it is starting to affect Ericka's school work too. I talked to the teacher and she even said she noticed that she isn't volunteering as much and has purposefully messed up just so she doesn't look smart etc. We both agreed that things need to be dealt with immediately especially now that the girl is also picking on Nate too. This girl has threatened several times that she will get Ericka in trouble so that she won't get into the gifted program. I am hoping that the school does what they need to in order to get this over with quickly. I just don't want to get anymore dang phone calls from her mother, like they say, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!
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