It’s every parent’s nightmare. “I’ll be home by midnight, Mom.” And now it’s 3 a.m. A parent’s mind inevitably turns to disaster.
For the past five years, an statewide effort that began in Manatee County is offering a system to eliminate uncertainty for parents and others. It’s called “To Inform Families First,” and it is receiving a big boost from the Manatee High School Key Club, which is marketing and promoting the effort throughout the state.
The objective is simple. People sign up on a website with their identification, and fill in the name of who should be notified in case of an accident or injury. The information is available only to authorized law enforcement agencies.
Florida was the first state to adopt the “Inform Families First” system, and three others have followed – Illinois, Ohio and
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