The full walkthrough
From inbox chaos to clear SMS reminders
School Failsafe plugs into the email you already use. You keep forwarding rules under your control; we handle the messy parsing so you get short, trustworthy reminders.
Four simple steps
Set up your family & phone
In our simple onboarding wizard, you'll:
- •Add your kids and pick their schools from our national directory (99,000+ schools)
- •Optionally enable SMS reminders for your mobile number
- •Get your personalized forwarding address
Takes about 2 minutes. Must be 18+ (parent/guardian only).
Forward school emails automatically
We generate a private address like:
abc123@schoolemails.schoolfailsafe.comCreate a simple rule in your email provider to forward school messages to that address. We provide step-by-step instructions for:
You control the forwarding. Turn it off any time.
Our pipeline extracts "Actions"
What we do (you don't see this):
- •Emails land at our secure inbound server (Postmark)
- •A redaction service strips personal data (names, IDs, contacts) before AI processing
- •A constrained AI model extracts minimal "actions" like dates, deadlines, and must-do items
- •School-specific rules improve accuracy over time
You get clean SMS + calendar links
What you see on your phone:
💬 School Failsafe: Tomorrow — Early Release (Sope Creek ES). Pickup 12:30 PM. Add to calendar
- •Short, clear texts with key details only
- •Tap-to-add calendar links (Google, Apple, Outlook)
- •Reply STOP any time to opt out
Prefer email? You can receive email digests instead of texts in your account settings.
What you don't see (on purpose)
We don't store raw email bodies long-term. Redaction and extraction happen on sanitized text, and we keep only the minimal Action record needed for your reminders and history.
Designed for US parents and guardians
- •Must be 18+ to create an account
- •U.S. phone numbers only
- •Enroll your own parent/guardian number — not a child's
- •0–6 messages per week (varies by school activity)
You're always in control
- •Stop forwarding at any time
- •Turn off SMS by replying STOP
- •Delete your account and data from the family workspace
For the curious
Privacy & technical details
We built School Failsafe to feel like a helpful assistant, not another inbox. Here's how we keep your data safe.
No raw email storage
We process and discard. Only minimal action records are kept.
PII redaction
Names, IDs, contacts stripped before AI processing.
Constrained AI
GPT extracts only structured action data, nothing else.
Postmark + Supabase
Industry-standard email and database infrastructure.
A2P 10DLC compliant
Twilio SMS with proper opt-in/out and carrier registration.
Full transparency
See your action history any time in the family workspace.
Schools & Privacy
Common questions about schools, FERPA, and data
Does School Failsafe have a direct relationship with my school?
No. School Failsafe works directly with you, the parent. We don't receive data from schools or districts — you choose which emails to forward to us. Schools don't need to do anything for you to use School Failsafe.
How does this interact with FERPA?
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) governs how schools handle student records. Your FERPA rights apply to your relationship with the school. When you forward an email to us, you're sharing information the school already sent to you as the parent. We treat all school-related content as highly sensitive and apply strong privacy safeguards.
What if my school or district wants to use School Failsafe officially?
We're open to working with schools and districts under formal data-sharing agreements. If your school is interested, have them reach out to us at stephen@dolife-ai.com. We can discuss appropriate data protection agreements.
What about my children's privacy?
We take children's privacy very seriously. Children don't use our service — only adult parents/guardians do. We strip personal details (names, IDs) before AI processing, don't store raw emails long-term, and never use your data for training by default. See our Privacy Policy for full details.
Ready to get started?
Set up takes about 2 minutes. You'll forward your first school email and see the magic happen.