No child should ever be forgotten.

Every year, dozens of children lose their lives in hot cars. These are not careless parents — they are loving families who experienced a momentary lapse with heartbreaking, irreversible consequences. It can happen to anyone.

That is exactly why awareness alone is not enough. When schools, preschools, daycares, and camps use attendance alert systems — paired with the simple habit of always checking the backseat — families get a real safety net. One school in Florida proved it: their attendance alert system helped prevent a potential tragedy.

Read how an alert system saved a child in Florida