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Please confirm that you have parental responsibility for your son.
How old is he?
Is your name on the contract papers with the school or do you just pay the bills?
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Please confirm that you have parental responsibility for your son.
How old is he?
Is your name on the contract papers with the school or do you just pay the bills?
What exactly is it that you are asking?
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