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@caterpillar5 I would start by asking your daughter if she held two tickets and gave one to her friend, but then her friend's boyfriend found out about it. Then boyfriend figured they should go together instead, so he started asking your daughter over and over if she could not just go and give...

@scottwilson Have you looked into ADHD? I don't know if that ties into your situation or not but your post is reminding me of my daughter's issues of emotional regulation, inability to task switch and general argumentative behavior when not on her medication. My kid has been diagnosed with...

@moshil Agreed. If OP can find something he would actually like to drop I would encourage it. Smart kids experience burn out and it sounds like he's fighting it and losing.

@roxchristian I was told once by my pediatrician that the reason my daughter was acting out was because we had just moved. Well first of all, no, this was a pattern not a new event, and second he was telling me the house that got SHOT AT was less stressful than the "stressful" new middle class...

@giobob If the family therapist is educated in kids with alcohol and substance abuse behavior I think you should meet with them separately to discuss this question and also to discuss what options are available to you with the court system he'll be going through, or if they know where you can...

@ccm500 If I made her stay home I would make sure there was an agreement to see him in some capacity that you, the parent, are comfortable with. Otherwise she's never going to tell you the next time this happens and there will be a next time. Personally I'd let her go, but I would drive her and...

@levanthai I don't understand why the school bus hasn't changed to assigned seats. That's usually the way to get kids away from each other. After that, if the offender (whoever that ends up being) keeps acting up, they get the first seat behind the bus driver. This was a no-brainer to me as a...