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I think there are very few things in FIRST that a student cannot do, or at least, a student + mentor pair cannot do. I would classify none of the above situations as "mentor only," and I'm a guy that usually favors heavy mentor involvement.

As far as resolutions go:
- Talk to your head mentor. He/she is the head mentor for a reason and conflict resolution is number one on the list. He/she should be able to draw from their experience and training and help find a common ground.

- Have this discussion with your former HM (in the presence of your current HM). Sometimes, mentors can do things that they think are right or things that they've done for a long time, and we have no idea that we're doing anything wrong. Sometimes, having a frank discussion on this is all that's needed for your former HM to realize what he's doing.

- Get a Third Party Involved. This is a bit of a messy option, but there are some excellent folks that you can turn to within FIRST, GA FIRST, and your community about this issue. I would really only exercise this if options 1 and 2 don't pan out.

Good luck,
- Sunny G.