Chapter 16 - The School’s Failure
Fairmont Academy hired outside counsel and investigators.
They found a system designed around separated parents cooperating in good faith.
Either parent could update contacts.
Registrar staff could prepare transfer records based on an authorized parent’s request.
No automatic second-parent notification until final submission.
That worked for ordinary families.
It created a vulnerability in ours.
Melissa exploited her access.
Daniel exploited parental authority.
The school changed policy.
High-conflict or disputed relocation situations required documented notice to both authorized parents unless a legal exception applied.
Unusual pickup contacts triggered confirmation.
Staff could no longer accept private payment for “consulting” involving current students.
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That last rule should not have needed writing.
Now it had one.
