I need some advice for a friend on what steps to take involving a lynching on her daughter recently at school.

Clockgirl12-
Is that from "shop around the corner" ???-OK-I grew up with sisters...
I used to instruct rape prevention classes-and you are right on the money-
More often than not-if the intended target fights back-the assailant will leave in search of an easier target. Also tests have shown that survivors who fought back are more resilient in both their emotional and physical recovery. I don’t know if it’s due to the person’s constitution before the crime or not.
There are experts who suggest 2 or as high as 3 or more out of every 5 girls will experience some sort of sexual abuse by the time they are in college.
As a society we downgrade bullying and other acts with a, “they’re just kids” or “it’s part of growing up,” theory. So when three boys attack a young girl it’s not granted the same significance (read: she’s not as valued) as an adult victim. This is especially so with anything that happens on school property. It’s my opinion that this is due to a false sense of security, our willingness to believe that school is the one place where our children are most valued and protected. We also devalue the victim. This is especially true with women’s reactions to victims of sexual abuse. Psychologists theorize this is a reaction of women to preserve their own sense of security; a kind of, “it couldn’t happen to me but happened to her only because…”
It’s time to change- it’s time to stop allowing those who are most significant to our lives and society (women and children) to those most abused. Victims aren’t chosen by assailants- they are chosen by society.