Emergency Messaging System | Parent Notification for Schools

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NEWS ALERT (6/09/09)

South Orangetown School District Gunman Incident
Parents in a crisis are informed in minutes

ORANGETOWN, N.Y. – K12 Alerts®, today, announced the activation of their high speed parent emergency notification system during a gunman incident at the South Orangetown Middle School involving the Superintendent’s office. A massive emergency response went into effect at South Orangetown Middle School; the school went into lock down. All South Orangetown parents were contacted in a matter of minutes with initial and then follow-up voice calls informing parents that the situation was under control and everyone was safe.

"K12 Alerts is a core part of our member school district’s emergency plans. We are happy that the South Orangetown Superintendent is safe and that parents were informed quickly about the situation," says Gregory Bender, President and CEO of K12 Alerts.

A School administrator may call an 800# to record a message and then send it to everyone or to a targeted group depending on the incident or type of communication. Parents of students attending a fifth grade field trip can be contacted in the event of a school bus breakdown or delay allowing parents time to make arrangements for picking up their child.

"Schools and districts require fast and secure emergency communication solutions," said Gregory Bender, president and CEO of K12 Alerts®.

Regular use of the K12 Alerts system also helps keep information current to parents and staff members. School administrators view its K12 Alerts instant-notification system as a way to communicate with families sending positive messages in addition to instant emergency alerts. Most Superintendents and school administrators use K12 Alerts for both system-wide messages and daily calls to the parents of students who were absent or late to school. K12 Alerts notifies parents anytime and anywhere through multiple modes of communication, including by telephone, email and text messaging to cell phones.

K2 Alerts® is located at 445 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, New York and can be reached at 914.220.8326 or via their website at www.k12alerts.com.

About K12 Alerts K12 Alerts is a powerful communications system, facilitating the fast delivery of e-mail, Text-to-Cell phone and telephone messaging notifications and student emergency data collection for public schools, private schools and universities. K12 Alerts also provides Electronic Student Emergency Cards that parents may update and administrators can access in a few keystrokes, providing doctor, medical contacts and other critical student information about each child. K12 Alerts, a privately held company, recently launched its higher education sibling Campus Alerts® at www.campusalerts.com. K12 Alerts is based in White Plains, New York. For more information, visit www.k12alerts.com, call (914) 220-8326 or email them at info@k12alerts.com.

For more information, contact:
T. Gregory Bender
K12 Alerts
914.450.7784 cellphone

gbender@k12alerts.com
Del Alvarado
K12 Alerts
914.220.8326