The pickup list on file with each school is the plan, so make your page match it. In an emergency, schools usually release a child only to a parent, a guardian or another adult on the school's emergency card, and that adult is usually asked for photo ID.
Rules vary by district and by state, so the school office is the place to confirm how it works for you.
What to write down
- Each child's school or daycare and its office phone.
- Up to four adults who may pick up, matching the school's list.
- The one adult who goes if school lets out early and you cannot get there. Confirm with them.
- Whether you are signed up for the school's alerts.
Before it happens
- Ask each school for the pickup list it has on file. If parents live apart, check it fits any custody arrangement.
- Do not rush to the school. Many move students to a separate reunification site and announce it through their own alerts.
- Teach children who may pick them up and your out-of-area contact's number.
- If a teen drives or has a phone, decide where they go if they cannot get home, and whether location sharing is on.
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General information for families, not legal, medical or financial advice. In an emergency, follow local officials and call 911.
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