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Rod Sheffield
7/17/19

These two articles go together so much I just had to post them both.
Social Media time leads to depression in teens.

Teens use their cell phones over 50% of the time.

Tim Walton
7/15/19

We need a few good reviews! Take a few minutes to post a review for School ID, and we'll send you a promo code for a free year's subscription. That's a $199 value!
Get the app here.

Rod Sheffield
7/12/19

Summer Break is in full swing. Locker combinations are being reset for the coming year. Hall Locker & Locker Room are keeping our LA customers in synch. Order as a bundle and save!
Get them here.

Rod Sheffield
7/10/19

School ID provides Suicide Lifeline and custom contact information like the new Vaping/Smoking Quitline for 9 states in the following article.
Read about the Quit Smoking/Vaping hotline here.

Rod Sheffield
7/08/19

It's July and a number of our LA area customers are ready to issue student IDs. School ID provides Suicide Lifeline and other contact information in compliance with CA law.
Get Your School started here.

Rod Sheffield
7/04/19

Even hurricanes are increasing the suicide rate for students. School ID has Suicide Prevention Lifeline and local counseling lines (like the one's being set up in FL) right on the ID.
Mental Health issues in FL.

Tim Walton
7/01/19

School ID free for a year! Just download the app and do a review. It's that simple. We will help move your SIS data into the app upon request.
Get the app here.

Tim Walton
6/28/19

School ID is being supplied to Compton, CA schools as part of Head of the Class school photography services.
See how your school photographers can too.

Rod Sheffield
6/26/19

Hall Locker & Locker Room are solving locker combination problems in more LA schools and soon in the Chicago area. Order as a bundle and save!
Get them here.

Tim Walton
6/24/19

School ID is being supplied to additional Palmdale, CA schools as a part of William Edwards Photography's school photography services.
See why.

Tim Walton
6/21/19

School ID 4.2.0 is out! Allows customization of all Suicide Lifeline numbers, including National, to support our customers in Australia, Canada, and the UK. Remember to get a free year subscription to School ID by posting a review in the App Store.
Get the app here.

Rod Sheffield
6/19/19

School ID now contains Suicide Prevention Lifeline info on every ID (including a custom link for the Spanish line mentions in the attached article). Get a free year subscription for your school by posting a review in the App Store.
Teen Suicide Rate Continues to Climb.

Rod Sheffield
6/16/19

Do you update your school combination locks using old, faded notebooks of combinations?
Hall Locker is much easier.

Rod Sheffield
6/14/19

A food truck is a great idea for school Summer Food Programs. School ID helps validate student info away from campus. Get School ID free for a year during our current promotion.
Food truck in VA.

Rod Sheffield
6/12/19

There are over 31,000 undocumented children in US detention centers. How do they get IDs for their schools? They can get them for free during our current promotion.
Immigrant school benefits.

Tim Walton
6/10/19

Reviews are coming in; promo codes are going out. We only have a limited number. Get yours today!
Start Here.

Tim Walton
6/7/19

Make Student IDs for free for a year. Download Student ID, try it for free for 30 days, like it, post a review, let us know. We will send you a free one year subscription for your school.
Start Here.

Rod Sheffield
6/5/19

Walmart to help raise SAT/ACT scores for student employees.
Read Here.

Rod Sheffield
6/3/19

School ID also allows custom links to those who can help students find help they need for a variety of mental health issues (which have become acute) as described in this article.
Read Here.

Rod Sheffield
5/31/19

A critical point made in this post is that teens talking with helpers is key to bringing suicide numbers down. School ID puts Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone and text info right on the students' phones.
Find out Why Here.

Rod Sheffield
5/29/19

School ID with Suicide Prevention Lifeline; because even our top athletes need professional guidance sometimes.
Find out More Here.

Rod Sheffield
5/27/19

School ID; student IDs that comply with California law requiring Suicide Prevention Lifeline information. Send IDs electronically and more.
Find out More Here.

Rod Sheffield
5/24/19

Would you want "Lunch and Learn" in your local schools?
Find out More Here.

Rod Sheffield
5/22/19

This is why I posted on a big company funding meals; we need more.
Find out More Here.

Rod Sheffield
5/20/19

Our Locker Room app makes changing gym locker combinations a breeze. You can set aside blocks of lockers for athletic teams, assign groups, and help your maintenance staff.
Find out More Here.

Rod Sheffield
5/17/19

This is a great example of a big company giving to schools.
Read More.

Rod Sheffield
5/15/19

Good School Tools apps use traditional student photos, secured by PIN on an admin's iOS device for student identification and security now.
What are future options?

Rod Sheffield
5/13/19

We created Seeker so that school admins can also text student status to parents.
See a student's text.

Rod Sheffield
5/10/19

Limited sick leave is causing problems for teachers in Florida and California. How do they cope?
In Florida.
In California.

Rod Sheffield
5/08/19

Seeker is for emergencies and lockdowns such as this.
Another CO Shooting.

Rod Sheffield
5/06/19

Thinking about how you will change locker combinations for outgoing and incoming students?
Hall Locker makes it easy.

Rod Sheffield
5/03/19

The Suicide Lifeline Prevention Info in School ID is meant to help this situation for just $200/yr/school.
Read more.

Rod Sheffield
5/01/19

School ID now distributes IDs with Suicide Lifeline Info via text messaging.
Read more.

Rod Sheffield
4/29/19

I know companies who donate technology to schools; a better idea than bonds?
Read more.

Rod Sheffield
4/26/19

Can student votes make a positive difference in LA?
Read more.

Rod Sheffield
4/24/19

School ID's new Suicide Prevention Lifeline feature may help some of these students.
Read more.

Rod Sheffield
4/22/19

A "contrarian" view of statistics?
Read more.

Rod Sheffield
4/19/19

More statistics on school violence.
Read more.

Rod Sheffield
4/17/19

School ID provides Suicide Prevention Info right on the student's smart phone. The info complies with recent California law. Custom info can also be made to support activity in other states.
Read more.

Rod Sheffield
4/15/19

Read about how effective the Crisis Text Line we just added to School ID can be for teens.
Read more.

Tim Walton 4/12/19

School ID is the first app to comply with the new California Suicide Prevention law.
Read more.

Rod Sheffield 4/10/19

This is why we have added Suicide Lifeline info to School ID.
Read more.

Rod Sheffield 4/08/19

Are Principals like a ship's Captain?
Read more.

Rod Sheffield 4/05/19

Suicide victim sought the source of violence in the brain.
Read more.

Rod Sheffield 4/03/19

There appear to be mixed reviews on school video surveillance.
Read more.

Rod Sheffield 4/01/19

An interesting stand by students to use social media against gun violence.
Read more.

Rod Sheffield 3/29/19

Oregon suicide legislation is in the works.
Here's why.

Rod Sheffield 3/27/19

We hope the suicide hotline information in the upcoming School ID app will help parents too.
Here's why.

Rod Sheffield 3/25/19

Our School ID app will add suicide hotline capability this Summer.
Here's why.

Rod Sheffield 3/22/19

Turning teachers into police officers?
Read More.

Rod Sheffield 3/20/19

Disturbing statistics on school safety spending.
Read More.

Rod Sheffield 3/18/19

Our customers use Tardy Sweep during recess.
Recess is important.

Rick Good 3/15/19

Where is my Child? I wrote this story to tell you why I wrote Seeker.
Read the story.

Rod Sheffield 3/13/19

Do you remember what clique you were in?
See what has changed.

Rod Sheffield 3/11/19

Our Seeker app helps organize all school drills.
Here's why.

Rod Sheffield 3/08/19

All Good School Tools apps use decentralized student data.
Here's why.

Tim Walton 3/06/19

A long time ago, in a School District far far away, student IDs were painstakingly crafted by a guild known as School
Photographers.
Read More.

Rod Sheffield 3/04/19

Teen suicide is a tragedy. School ID will support this CA legislation by the July effective date. See the article here.

Rod Sheffield 3/01/19

Our apps can help track students for many of these safety issues. See the article here.

Rod Sheffield 2/27/19

Does a later start time help your students? See the article here.

Rod Sheffield 2/25/19

Great use of the Internet during school shutdowns. See the article here.

Rod Sheffield 2/22/19

Interesting use of online data and tuning for students. See the article here.

Rod Sheffield 2/20/19

Washington legislators push non lethal safety. See the article here.

Rod Sheffield 2/18/19

Even more students to track with our apps. Great job NYC! See the article here.

Rod Sheffield 2/15/19

These two articles go together See the first article here. See the second article here.

Rod Sheffield 2/13/19

Struggling to fund school police force in the wake of violence. See the full article here.

Rod Sheffield 2/11/19

Times have changed. See the full article here.

Rod Sheffield 2/8/19

Here's how the effects of emergencies are being handled in WV. See the full article here.

Rod Sheffield 2/6/19

Great information on emergency preparedness. See the full article here. Add our Seeker apps for a complete solution.

Rod Sheffield 2/4/19

Will our schools still have a lunch program after the middle of February, or will our legislators be back fighting? See the full article here.

Rod Sheffield 2/1/19

Indiana is working on a law to require all who graduate from school to take a citizenship test. Will this make our youth more cognizant of the facts of our country? See the full article here.

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