Frequently Asked Questions
School.Contact: Infrastructure for Educational Identity, Safety, and AI Integration
What is School.Contact?
School.Contact is our proposed national infrastructure system that assigns permanent, role-verified phone numbers with unique area codes of 111,222,333,444,555,777 and 999 to students, teachers, and school staff. These numbers double as email addresses and verified digital identities, enabling secure communication, emergency response, and AI safety across the entire U.S. education system.
How does the phone number system work?
Each user receives a phone number based on their role:
- 111 – Active classroom teachers
- 222 – School staff (admin, counselors, board members, etc.)
- 333,444,555,777,999 – Students (elementary, middle, high schools or homeschool, military, reservation-based schools)
This number stays with the user throughout their educational career or employment. It becomes their permanent identity across schools, districts, and states.
Is this just a fancy email system?
No. School.Contact is infrastructure—not just a messaging tool. The phone number is:
- A verified identity
- A role-aware AI safety signal
- A permanent emergency contact
- A dual-address email system
- A blockchain-tracked credential
Email is one service layered on top of this identity architecture.
How does this help with AI safety?
AI systems can instantly recognize user roles based on area codes (e.g., “333,444,555,777,999” = student) and enforce age-appropriate protections. This solves the current dilemma where platforms can’t distinguish between a 7-year-old and an adult.
What happens during emergencies?
Teachers can trigger alerts using wall-mounted or handheld devices. The system:
- Locks down buildings
- Sends alerts to student and parent devices
- Shares real-time layouts with first responders
- Logs all actions to the blockchain
Delivery time: 3 seconds to full alert distribution.
What if a student changes schools or moves?
Their number stays the same. The system automatically updates their full email address to reflect the new school, grade level, and location. Their simple alias (e.g., [email protected]) remains constant.
What about teachers and staff?
Teachers receive a “111” number and keep it throughout their career. All other school staff receive a “222” number. Both identities are portable across districts and states, with automatic updates to full addresses.
Can parents change their number?
Yes, because they’re not using our special area codes. Parents and guardians are the only users who may update their personal phone numbers. The system maintains verified linkage to their children’s accounts regardless of changes. However they will be offered and encouraged to use our parents.email domain with their personal phone number.
How are homeschool, military, overseas territories, and Native American reservation-based students included?
They receive numbers from the student pool and use the student.email domain. Their full address reflects their location (e.g., [email protected]).
What about university-affiliated elementary, middle, and high school programs?
Elementary, middle, and high school students in college or university lab schools use standard student numbers and aliases, but their full address reflects the affiliation:
- Colleges.email for college-affiliated elementary, middle, and high school programs
- Universities.email for university-affiliated elementary, middle, and high school programs
Is this system private?
Yes. Numbers contain no names or demographics. Role verification is zero-knowledge, and all actions are logged to a blockchain audit trail. Hardware-level authentication and multi-factor login are built in by default.
What infrastructure supports this?
School.Contact operates on four layers:
- State Data Centers – 51 facilities for secure data governance
- Communication Services – VoIP, email, AI assistants, alerts
- Physical Safety Devices – Emergency buttons, satellite handhelds
- Blockchain Verification – Immutable identity and credential tracking
What if someone leaves education?
Upon graduation, turning 18, or leaving employment, the number using our special area codes 111,222,333,444,555,777, or 999are recycled back into the system for reassignment. This prevents legacy tracking and ensures a fresh start.
How does this promote accessibility?
Every student receives the same infrastructure, regardless of district wealth. Satellite coverage ensures rural and remote schools match urban reliability. Mobile populations—military families, foster youth, homeless students—benefit from continuity and stability.
Can this integrate with existing platforms?
What’s next?
School.Contact is ready for pilot implementation. What’s needed is collective action—by educators, technologists, policymakers, and families—to build infrastructure worthy of our children’s futures.
For more information, visit school.contact or email us at [email protected]
Yes. School.Contact is designed to work alongside existing tools (e.g., LMS, Google Education, Microsoft Education, portals, messaging apps) while providing a unified identity layer. It simplifies login, enhances safety, and streamlines communication.