Get School Lockdown Alerts By Email or Cell Phone

Last week was crazy here in New Jersey. Just two weeks into the new school year here were several school bomb threats and other shenanigans causing dozens of school closings and disrupting lives.

Check out this new service that I heard about on The Advertising Show podcast… it’s called LockdownAlert.com.

Lockdown Alert works with almost any pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school, special education or vocational public school in the United States.

The next time there is an unplanned event at your child’s school, you will receive a text message alert or email directing you to a web page with full details and instructions.

You can sign up to receive these free school lockdown alerts by text message to your mobile phone or via email. They cover all grade levels, from Pre-K thru College/Universities.

I thought this makes sense to register. I’m a bit leary to give out my cell phone number to receive text messages. Instead, I registered with one of my secondary email addresses and used Gmail’s inbox filters to forward emails from that domain to my work email and my wife’s email address.

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P.S. Please share any tips or related Web sites and services. Thanks!