Threats and Violence Parent/Guardian Notifications

GoGuardian Beacon includes a feature that can alert parents or guardians when a student is browsing Threats and Violence related content. Beacon can automatically notify a parent or guardian after school hours via email by enabling parent notifications after school hours. Super Users and Super Counselors may configure Parent/Guardian Notifications.

Note: This feature is unavailable on Beacon Starter.

The information found in a Parent/Guardian Notification includes the student's name and a message with parent resources for your school to customize. Please note that details of what triggered the Threats and Violence alert will not be included in the Parent/Guardian Notification. Because of this, a parent or guardian will need to contact your school to obtain more details about the alert, which is one reason why adding school point(s) of contact to your school’s Parent/Guardian Notification message is critical.

Note: This feature is set to "Off" by default.

To enable Parent/Guardian Notifications for Threats & Violence

1. Login to beacon.goguardian.com.
2. Click Settings from the navigation menu.
3. Navigate to Parent Notifications.
4. Toggle on/off the Threats + Violence Parent/Guardian Notification.
5. Toggle on the categories that you would like Parent/Guardians to be notified about.
6. Review and/or edit the provided Threats + Violence template.

At the bottom of the page click Save Changes.

Note: Parent/Guardian Notifications will only be sent during after-school hours as defined under the School Hours setting. To learn more about the School Hours setting, please click here.

Review and Edit the Parent/Guardian Message

The information found in a Parent/Guardian Notification includes the student's name and a message with parent resources for your school to customize. Please note that the details of what triggered the Beacon alert will not be included in the Parent/Guardian Notification home to the parents/guardians. Because of this, a parent or guardian will need to contact your school to obtain more details about the alert, which is one reason why adding school point(s) of contact to your school’s Parent/Guardian Notification message is critical.

Schools will notify parents or guardians using contact information associated with their student in the school’s system. It is critical that schools obtain and maintain current and active parent/guardian email addresses and phone numbers on file at all times. It is important for parents/guardians to understand that in order to receive alerts from Beacon, any changes to their contact information should be communicated to their school so their records can be updated.

Save Changes and Confirm Enabling Parent Notifications in the pop-up window.