This Week's Feature:
Parents kept in the loop
Early last month, Michael Marchitto was at his son's baseball game in Berlin Township when something strange happened. All the parents were there watching the game, when someone's phone rang. Then another. Suddenly there was a symphony of ringtones.
You know, it's funny, we're all outside watching our kids play baseball and it just proceeded down the line," he said. Every parent's phone rang one after another." When the parents answered, there was an automated message waiting for them.
Good afternoon," it said. This is Irene Afek calling from Voorhees Township Public Schools. This is a test of our new parent notification system, SchoolMessenger. We will be using this system to contact you with emergency ...
