Would Best Friend be in his class next year if he stays at the school? DS had this situation last year, and one thing that helped was that I kept mentioning the probablility of them being in the same class next year, and the year after that...not very high. So when would they see each other at school? For 10 min. when recess overlaps? DS is still able to see this friend outside of school (cub scouts) which helps. But it was difficult and I felt bad about it. Maybe you should keep this other school on the radar for next year and let it go for now, if he is generally happy and making progress where he is.