My daughter was recently suspended from the school due to getting her bully in trouble, since she got her bully in trouble the bully decided to spread rumors about my daughter, she then got her friends in on the rumors and got them to write witness statements all telling the same story on unfounded grounds. There was no proof of the rumors actually being true. We have text messages from the bullys friends that actually state "oops, cats out of the bag, i was just doing what i was told to do" proving the bully is getting this group of friends to knowingly lie about certain things to hurt my daughter and get her in trouble. The school took the kids at their word with no evidence to support it. My daughter is only 12 and in 7th grade. My daughter also suffers from anxiety and depression and has self harmed in the past (she is in counseling due to this) the school had a report from the same person who alledge the lie that my daughter had razor blades in her backpack which turned out to not be true, yet the school decided to not inform me about the razor blades until over a week later, true or not.. that information should not had been withheld from me (her mother) especially knowing she has had issues in the past. The school has now suspended her from the school district until January of next year solely based on the WORDS of 11 and 12 year old little kids. Worst experience ever in the chandler school district. My daughter used to be in the kyrene district where she was in student counsel, won numerous awards for attendance, student of the month etc. Once she got to andersen jr high everything went down hill. The teachers are rude, they lack empathy for their students and turn a blind eye to bullying. We will be filing a civil suit against the school for character defamation, emotional distress, and hindering a childs education. Gary harper will also be contacted after this traumatic experience. The only lesson learned here is, if you get enough of your friends to say something about another student, you can get them kicked out of school no problem, even without any proof. This is both sickening and terrifying and something needs to change. read more