Are you happy that Seattle Public Schools used a new phone system to inform students?
Seattle Public Schools used its new phone-notification system for the first time Monday, and it’s fair to say some families felt very informed about the late school-start times. Not all families have access to the Internet, he said, where they can look up whether school will be delayed or closed. And many are glad to get a call from the district so they don’t have to search for the information on radio or TV. Many elementary-school principals also reported that fewer students showed up to school two hours early because they didn’t get the word, Tucker said. The new system, he said, was funded out of an emergency-management grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Parents can request that a phone number not be called for weather delays or closures, he said, but then that number wouldn’t be called in emergencies either. Sources: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/20085
