Dear Parent,
The Office of Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is pleased to announce a partnership with the National Child Identification Program, Alliant Energy, and MidAmerican to provide all students K-12 in Iowa with identification kits.
As a result, you will be receiving an inkless, at-home child ID kit. The kits will be distributed to your K-12 students at school to take home. This kit should take less than 2 minutes to complete, never enters a database, and should be stored solely by you, as a parent or guardian, in a cool, dry, safe place at home.
This kit is intended to ensure you have over 90% of the information authorities need should your child ever go missing. Across America, 1,000 children go missing on average every day. According to the Iowa Department of Public Safety, there are currently 175 children 18 and under that are missing.
Please understand there is no obligation to fill out the kit, however, it will allow you to have your child’s vital information, fingerprints, and DNA in a safe place should the unthinkable happen. These kits are to be STORED AT HOME and should only be given to law enforcement in case of an emergency.
As Superintendent, I am always looking for ways to protect and keep your students safe. Please accept this gift of safety, complete it, and store it safely at home.
Sincerely,
Timothy Mitchell, Superintendent