My Indigenous daughter is very intelligent but her school can’t – or won’t – see it. What do I do?

‘The solutions have already been worked out by Indigenous researchers, activists and leaders. The missing piece is the failure of successive governments to listen to that advice and apply it.’ Composite: ediebloom/Guardian Design

Dear Ms Understanding,

My daughter is nine and of Torres Strait Islander descent. She has brown skin and fluffy hair. I have given the school her psychology report multiple times showing she has very high cognitive ability, but she has never been picked for extended learning activities like some other kids and I have to constantly lobby the school about extending her learning, to no avail.