Originally Posted by moomin
Then a lunch room attendant (who also happened to be one of the other girls' grandmother) came over and asked what the problem was. She could see that the entire group was distressed, and that DD was crying. She wanted to help.

The girls explained the topic in dispute...

... so the lunch room attendant felt the need to assist.

Her response, "Of course fairies are real! Everybody knows that. I've seen lots of fairies."

That's beyond the pale. You should insist on an apology and a retraction.