In short
Child picked up is an alert The School Bus Tracker sends to families when the driver records the child getting on the bus, or scans their bus card. It says: "Student is picked up." Families can turn it on or off for each child.
When it is sent
When the driver records the child getting on the bus, or scans their bus card.
Why it matters
It is the confirmation every parent wants on a school morning: they are on the bus.
Good to know
A printable bus card with the child's photo and a code lets the driver scan each child on.
How it reaches the family
On the parent app, in the browser for families who use the website, or by email for a family the system cannot reach on a device. Each alert can be turned on or off on the child's Alerts and absences screen, under What we send you.
Questions about this alert
When is the "Child picked up" alert sent?
When the driver records the child getting on the bus, or scans their bus card.
Who gets the "Child picked up" alert?
The child's parents and guardians, for each child it is turned on for.
Related
Bus arrived at school alert
When the bus reaches the school at the end of a morning run.
Learn moreMissed pickup alert
When the bus leaves the child's pickup stop without the child having been picked up.
Learn morePickup and drop-off alerts
A notification the moment a child gets on and gets off the bus, sent to the phone, the browser or, for families without either, by email.
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