A frightening incident in Miami this week underscores why every yeshiva must treat real-time attendance alerts as a basic safety obligation. When a child was mistakenly left asleep on a carpool bus, an automated attendance notification alerted the parent that the child had not arrived at school. That alert led to immediate action and, baruch Hashem, the child was found safely.

This is not a luxury system or a convenience. It is a chiyuv for every yeshiva, school, and parent body to ensure that strong attendance-notification procedures are in place, monitored, and taken seriously every single day.

“Important Safety Reminder and Incident Update:

Dear Parents,

Baruch hagomel lechayavim toivos shegemolani tov.

I would like to bring to your attention a recent incident at LEC that, baruch Hashem, had a happy ending, and to share an important reminder and lesson that can help protect our children.

This past week, a parent received a notification from our automated attendance system indicating that her child had not been signed in to school. When she called the school, she was informed that the child had not arrived. Knowing that she had placed her child on a carpool bus they share with other families, she immediately contacted the bus company.

Thankfully, her child was found, asleep in the back of the bus.

It is clear how serious the situation could have been had it not been discovered in time. We are deeply grateful to Hashem for His kindness in ensuring the safety of this student.

This serves as a critical reminder for all of us. We can never be too cautious when it comes to the safety of our children.

Please take all attendance notifications seriously. While we are continually working to improve the accuracy of our systems, they are not infallible. You may occasionally receive an alert in error because your child was not properly signed in. But even if previous notifications have turned out to be false alarms, it is essential that you never ignore them.

It is always far better to be cautious now than to regret later, G-d forbid.

Thank you for your attention to this important matter and for your partnership in keeping our students safe.

Sincerely,”

Rabbi Benjy Korf

LEC Head of School