No emergency contacts

[Anonymous]

When I was in that situation I just put one local person (at first, just a coworker or next door neighbor) and after that- out of town family and their cell numbers. No one ever checks these IME. No has ever called any of our emergency contacts.

Once my kids were old enough (tween with cell phones and know who to call on their own anyway- neighbor, friends parent, etc) I just wrote myself and DH. With our Office numbers to fill additional spaces if needed. Again no one has ever questioned or called, obviously

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I face this too, a few years ago. I wrote in my husband's name and my name in different ways

middle name, last name - his cell number
my middle name, maiden name - my cell number

and I also put in a few neighbors who I didn't check with first, as 3rd and 4th because they will NEVER call them.

ha... I think I might have put a neighbor down too because I doubted they'd ever be called. the other contacts I put were the grandparents, who live in other states!

[Anonymous]

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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.

get to know your neighbors

How? We've lived here three years and have seen them like a dozen times.

Knock on their doors. That’s how I met my neighbors when I moved to my house.

Don't knock on doors. Try to catch them outside on the weekend. Usually people will be taking a walk, doing yard work, getting out of the car with kids, etc.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s crazy the school requires it but I also think it’s crazy you’ve been here 3 years and can’t think of 4 friends or neighbors you could ask.
My kid is in elem but when I do emergency contacts now for camp or school I put the parents of her friends down and they do the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would write in Jesus.

Take the wheel, sir!

[Anonymous]

Ask a classmates parent. I had a few fellow parents ask me because they had no local family. I never minded.

[Anonymous]

I would say that the larger problem is that you don’t have community support. Why don’t you have four people? Meet your neighbors, join the PTA, ask people from your church/temple/mosque, talk to other parents at sports practices. Kids need community, and their parents do too. For so many reasons beyond a bus emergency contact list.

[Anonymous]

Four contacts is a bit much imo.

Would you be able to possibly introduce yourself to your immediate neighbors & ask them if they would be willing??
You can mention your need for bus service……

Or how about some of the parents of your children’s friends?
Perhaps you can swap contact info ℹ️ to help each other out?

Hope this helps.
Good luck.

[Anonymous]

You don’t need this. Find one real person besides you and your spouse and the rest can be neighbors or coworkers you barely know.

[Anonymous]

Op, let me ask you. If you and your husband were suddenly incapacitated in someway, who would care for your child for the night or for the day until your family from out of town comes in? You really need to establish somebody because whether or not 4 contacts is too many you don’t even have one and that is concerning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:John smith- your home phone number
Jane smith- your cell number
Larla smith- work number
Bill smith- google number forwarding to your cell

+1. Put in your two real emergency contacts, then make something up for the 2nd two.

[Anonymous]

I also lie about health insurance group number/phone number/address because I am too lazy to get the real information. Nobody actually uses or needs this information.

[Anonymous]

That is ridiculous.

I would ask the parents of any kids your kid is friends with.

An interesting comment though on the size of social networks in light of teleworking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I was in that situation I just put one local person (at first, just a coworker or next door neighbor) and after that- out of town family and their cell numbers. No one ever checks these IME. No has ever called any of our emergency contacts.

Once my kids were old enough (tween with cell phones and know who to call on their own anyway- neighbor, friends parent, etc) I just wrote myself and DH. With our Office numbers to fill additional spaces if needed. Again no one has ever questioned or called, obviously

+1. We did this exactly!!👍

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I also lie about health insurance group number/phone number/address because I am too lazy to get the real information. Nobody actually uses or needs this information.

You sound irresponsible.

The type of person who uses social structures but can’t be bothered contributing to them.