skyward -
good luck with your situation. I wonder if you could talk with the principal or if there is a GT coordinator. It doesn't seem like the teacher shouldn't be able to decide whether or not your dd can be pulled out or not. I am hoping that the teacher was just having a bad day, but it does sound like a big change. Maybe that is pressure from another source? Just speculating of course which probably isn't good to do. Is DD excited and wanting to start school? If so you may want her to start and see how it goes and then keep close contact with the teacher and other school personnel. Good luck in your decisions.