i am a child who has a mom who acts like this. I was trying to think of what I would have wanted in High School if someone would have tried to help me. The only thing that I could think of is try talking to the student and encouraging her to talk to someone. I really don't know what the situation is exactly, but some times abused kids have a hard time taking charge of their lives ( i know i did). Maybe you and someone else could try talking to the girl about learning to be responsible for her academics and if someone at the school could take some time to talk to her about what that means and the behavior that would be involved with that.
I use to work at an elementary school and I left cause of all the administrative crap so I can understand if what I am suggesting is something that is not okay behavior from the teachers perspective. It just my thoughts as a girl who had to deal, still has to deal with a mom who has the exact same behavior.
Good luck, Couggirl
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