Families, guardians & pickups
Register a family once and connect every sibling, guardian, sponsor and authorized pickup — with permission levels, custody notes, Mahram status, sibling discounts and family statements.
Fees, pickups, progress reports and custody arrangements all work at the family level, not just the student level. Masira gives each family a single record that links siblings, guardians, sponsors and authorized pickup people, so office staff never juggle conflicting contact details and discounts apply consistently.
How it works
- 1
Register the family once with father, mother and guardians.
- 2
Set each guardian's permission level, custody notes and Mahram status.
- 3
Add authorized pickup people with their relationship and identification.
- 4
Configure sibling discounts and sponsor links, and review everything on the family statement.
One record per family
- Father, mother and legal guardians with occupations, education and contact details.
- Preferred language and contact channel per family.
- Siblings linked automatically when students share a family.
Granular guardian permissions
- Permission levels per guardian, from full access to view-only, financial-only, academic-only or restricted.
- Custody notes, Mahram status and notification preferences recorded per link.
- Each guardian can be allowed or blocked from authorizing pickups.
Authorized pickups and safety
- Record who may collect each child, with relationship and identification.
- Custody and legal notes kept alongside the pickup record.
- Pickup authorization can be limited to specific guardians.
Merges, splits and discounts
- Duplicate families can be merged and custody changes split, with every action audit-logged.
- Sibling discount rules applied from a chosen child onward, as a percentage or fixed amount.
- Sponsor and donor links with sponsorship type, monthly amount and visibility to the family.
Family statements
- Every invoice and payment across all siblings in one statement.
- Outstanding balances per family, not just per student.
- Full records for sponsor reporting on funded students.
Questions
Can the same family appear under two custodial arrangements?
Yes. Guardians can have different permission levels and custody notes on the same family, and families can be split with a full audit trail.
Do parents see sponsorship details?
Only if you set the sponsor link to be visible to the family; otherwise it stays administrative.
Can we keep a sponsor confidential from the family?
Yes, sponsor links are hidden from the family unless you mark them visible.