Q: This is a question about family law, specifically the role an elementary school should play in enforcing a custody order
I have a high conflict relationship with the mother of my eight year old son. The school principal has read our custody order and Is now attempting to mediate and enforce his interpretation of our custody order. His position is that the school is “required” to do this. For example he wants to police the custody schedule, if one parent attempts to take the child during the other parent’s custody they would refuse to hand over the child and possible have the parent trespassed from the school.
In the past his mother has removed him from school during my custody. I just stand back, and I don’t want her trespassed. This will go to court, and the judge can decide what to do about it.
I can’t find state(NC) or local law, or school district policy that that supports his position. In fact the popular opinion is that schools should stay out of it. Is there precedent for school systems' responsibility to enforce custody orders?
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