No emergency contacts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems discriminatory against loners.

And single people newly in town. Many single people do not have children.

Happens frequently also at MD offices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know this seems ridiculous to many of you but there’s a reason it’s required and I’m sure something has happened at that school where they now need four contacts.

I work in a preschool and you have no idea how many times the primary emergency contacts are not reachable so we need to move to emergency contacts.

Once I had exhausted all of the emergency contacts and had to start googling the parent’s supervisors phone numbers so I can get a hold of the parents.

Yes, once that happened. Once. You know what happens at my school? They call and don’t reach me because I’m pooping or on the other line or maybe in a work meeting and the number doesn’t pop up as being from school, so they don’t leave a message and IMMEDIATELY start calling the emergency contacts, who also don’t pick up right away but would check a message or see a text. Because it’s 2024. So they fly through the emergency contact list when all of us are just sitting around, unaware that Larla needs to be picked up because she barfed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a school post, though it's peripherally related: our kids were denied bus service (private school) because DH and I couldn't provide four (!) local emergency contacts. I work from home, so I don't have local colleagues, and he could only find two to agree. We have no family in town. Don't know our neighbors. The school said we can sign up once we come up with two more names, but I feel like such an utter failure. No question. Just a vent.

I would use relatives even if they are not local. They will figure out how to contact you or your spouse. I have also used my non local manager who knows all of my contact info and also my co workers who might be able to help.

[Anonymous]

Don’t feel too bad OP. It happened to me this year as well. We also need 4 emergency contacts and have no local family. We’ve used neighbors and a family friend couple. Over the summer, the neighbors moved out of state and the couple divorced with husband moving out of state. I added non local siblings to fill in and will try to get to know the new neighbor.

[Anonymous]

Are they asking for addresses? How do they know if people are local? I have used my brother, who lives hours away, but I know in the case of an emergency, he would find me.

I agree with the poster about how schools come up with no caller ID and don’t leave a message.

[Anonymous]

Are you new to the area or just the school? I used our realtor when we first moved here. Now I use my neighbors. But I actually always offer to be the emergency contact to any new families at our school. We have a lot of military families new to the area and I know what it’s like to not have someone to put down. So I make myself available. Perhaps check with the school and see if they know of someone who’d be open to helping you out that way?

[Anonymous]

Just add two random people you sort of know. The school is not going to call them. I have an 11th grader and an 8th grader, and in their entire lives no preschool or school has ever had to go beyond calling me or my husband.

[Anonymous]

1600 Penn Ave.

Dems are always talking about how it takes a village…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would write in Jesus.

I am having a tough day and I needed this laugh.

[Anonymous]

I would ask a classmate's parent if they would consider. Or, I would give out of state family/friends names and numbers. I would not stress myself with this at all.

[Anonymous]

Simple:
The board chair.
The principal or headmaster.

[Anonymous]

Make an effort to meet some neighbors. Take some treats over.

I can't imagine working at home and not knowing my neighbors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know this seems ridiculous to many of you but there’s a reason it’s required and I’m sure something has happened at that school where they now need four contacts.

I work in a preschool and you have no idea how many times the primary emergency contacts are not reachable so we need to move to emergency contacts.

Once I had exhausted all of the emergency contacts and had to start googling the parent’s supervisors phone numbers so I can get a hold of the parents.

Yes, once that happened. Once. You know what happens at my school? They call and don’t reach me because I’m pooping or on the other line or maybe in a work meeting and the number doesn’t pop up as being from school, so they don’t leave a message and IMMEDIATELY start calling the emergency contacts, who also don’t pick up right away but would check a message or see a text. Because it’s 2024. So they fly through the emergency contact list when all of us are just sitting around, unaware that Larla needs to be picked up because she barfed.

This happened to us ONCE TOO! For whatever reason DH and I were both on work calls and didn't see the phone buzz and no message was left. They zipped through my parent's landline and didn't leave a message, to our friend who texted us, and we both responded INSTANTLY- yeah we're both here. We'll go get them. It was ridiculous. Stop and think, staff person. Think how people and phones actually work.

[Anonymous]

That’s a lot of names. Just put a relative’s name and phone number from out of state.

[Anonymous]

Or put your work phone and cell phone as separate contacts.