Talk to the guidance counselor.
The school may have a program in place or something to do to help. For example, our middle school had a "nobody eats alone" goal so that by the end of second week of school, everybody had a group to sit with. They challenged the kids to be inclusive.
Then as the year went on and some kids were annoying or were ostracized for other reasons, they asked nice kids to take them at their table. My dd's table was one of these tables where they knew everyone would be accepted. Some kids had been bullied.
So, ask them to do what they can to put your dd with nice kids. By now, they know the groups that are fluid and easy to break into vs the groups that are more rigid and maybe more visible.
That is just the sweetest thing I have every heard. As I said above, I will email the AIG teacher. The guidance counselor is a no go. Cold and scary. The AIG teacher is an angel. I will ask her if anything like this exists.
