Mom wants accountability for daughter’s bullies

DEAR HARRIETTE: My daughter came home from school the other day after getting into a fight with two other students. I was livid! I set up a meeting with the administration and the parents of the two other girls immediately. Apparently, my daughter has been bullied for nearly a year at her middle school. I can’t believe I hadn’t noticed anything wrong. Now that I know how bad things are and that this was not a stand-alone situation, I told the school that either the two girls need to be expelled, or I will be transferring my daughter to another school. I want to ensure my daughter’s safety, but she insists that I am making things worse for her.