<p>Yesterday, UA tested their Emergency Alert email system which DD received via her crimson.ua.edu account.</p>
<p>Is it possible for parents to receive these alerts as well?</p>
<p>If so, how do I sign up?</p>
<p>Tests generally occur on Wednesday. The system only allows for a student to have one phone number for text alerts which will be somewhere on MyBama. Alerts are also sent via email. I receive those from time to time.</p>
<p>In S’s MyBama account his phone number is listed as his cell/mobile phone number and he receives alerts by phone and text, my number is listed as his local number and I also receive the alerts by phone. (After yesterday, I added the number to my address book because when not anticipating a test, a call from an unknown Alabama phone number does make your heart skip a beat :))</p>
<p>Here are the instructions: [The</a> University of Alabama Office of Emergency Preparedness » UA Alerts Instructions?Students](<a href=“http://prepare.ua.edu/?page_id=1848]The”>http://prepare.ua.edu/?page_id=1848)</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Very comforting to know that one only has to ask…</p>
<p>Roll Tide!!!</p>
<p>My child did not know that it was a drill and freaked out!! She even tweeted #imisshurricanes</p>