Kim, a nine-year-old, has lived with her grandmother since she was three years of age, at which time her father had abandoned the family and her mother had been sent to prison for drug trafficking. Kim and her grandmother are very close. The grandmother is a loving person and clearly wants the best for Kim. She attends every parent-teacher conference prepared to discuss Kim’s academic progress. Kim’s mother, who is preparing for release from prison, has failed to maintain contact with Kim. Nevertheless, you have recently received a letter from the mother asking about Kim’s classroom work and requesting a parent-teacher conference. Kim’s grandmother asks that you deny these requests, noting, “My daughter is manipulative and a troublemaker. Mark my words. She’ll be back in prison within the year.” How might this situation be handled, depending on the definition of family used by Kim’s teacher?