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Product updates, safety research, and insights for after-school program administrators.
Introducing Bright After School: Modern Pickup Management Built for Safety
After-school programs have relied on paper sign-out sheets for decades. We built Bright After School to replace them with something that actually works — and puts child safety first.
Read article →Why Government ID Verification is the Gold Standard for After-School Pickup
Knowing someone's name and phone number isn't enough to authorize a school pickup. We explain why government ID verification is the only method that reliably prevents unauthorized releases.
QR Code Pickups: How We're Eliminating the Paper Sign-Out Sheet
QR codes that expire every few minutes solve a problem that static PINs can't: they can't be shared via screenshot or forwarded to an unauthorized person.
Built for Districts: Managing After-School Programs Across Multiple Schools
Bright After School was designed from the ground up to support district-level oversight with school-level autonomy. Here's how multi-site management works.
How Bright After School Handles Student Data and COPPA Compliance
After-school programs collect sensitive data about children. Here's exactly what data Bright After School stores, how it's protected, and how we comply with COPPA.