SA School Enrolment fraud

[Fritzmonger]

I've got an issue with the school enrolment of my older daughter and stepdaughters. The primary problem is I'm not listed as a parent or guardian to any of them, the second is that my ex wife's former roommate is. This led to the awkward situation after we split last year where I had to be chaperoned by one of them to pick my daughter up from school.

Can a person who is not a parent or legal guardian be listed on school enrolment papers as a parent or guardian? Can that same person give authority to the school, with agreement from the other parent, to block a biological parent from collecting their own child given there are no intervention or parenting orders?

To clarify before it's asked, my name is missing from the birth certificate, they attend a nongovernment school and I believe my ex wife is a victim of emotional abuse from her former roommate.

 

[AllForHer]

So, most schools only require consent from one parent for enrollment and associated purposes, and therefore, they only need consent from one parent to approve third parties to conduct pick-ups, drop-offs and other communications.

In short, yes, a person who is not a parent or legal guardian can be listed on school enrolment papers.

Have you talked to the school about this yet?