Parents Staying Connected To Schools

The Mobile County Public School System has a faster way to get information to parents.Every school has a computerized messenger system.
Principals can now send voice messages, email alerts, and text messages to parents if there's an emergency or they need to know important information involving their child's school.
If something happens, the messenger system can send out alerts within 15 minutes.
"Sometimes we have lock downs because there might be a bank robbery nearby a school. So we lock the kids in because we don't want them out while there's still a bank robber still roaming around. Well, this way we can immediately call the parents, let them know the school is in lockdown and why and that their kids are safe. And then we'll let them know in another message when the lock down will be lifted and when they can get their kids. So it's going to serve so many different purposes," said Mobile County Public Schools Spokesperson Nancy Pierce.
There's no need to sign up for the service.
Your contact information is automatically put into the system based on what is on file at your child's school.
If you would like to change it, you will have to go to the school and correct it.
Also, the school messaging system will sent an alert to parents if their child is absent from school.