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Old 01-21-2015, 09:49 AM
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Default Teenager refuses to go to school

My daughter is 15 and started high school in the fall. She has always done well in school, despite complaining about it. I just interpreted that as normal school complaining. She is in band and enjoys it. She seems to have a good group of friends and to be well-liked. She started missing school, though, and now refuses to go. She has been diagnosed with depression and anxiety, and is in counseling and taking Prozac. We developed a 504 plan that enables her to drop her first class and come in late. I thought she was doing better and was optimistic, but this week she refuses to go to school. She apologizes about being such a disappointment, but doesn't seem to believe that we are worried about, not disappointed in her, and that we understand that she is sick and want to help her. But we have no idea what else we can do. The school has been pretty supportive, but how do we get her back there?
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