# After School App

> After School App was a San Francisco company behind a school-specific, anonymous social network for American high school students. Its fast 2014 launch drew both teenagers and complaints about bullying and threats. The company rebuilt the app around human and automated moderation, school verification, parental controls and access to crisis counselors, then added social campaigns and polling. The original app and website were reported unavailable by 2020.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Michael Callahan (Co-founder and CEO), Cory Levy (Co-founder and COO)
- **Products:** After School, Would You?, Crisis support prompt, Teen polling
- **Notable:** The company reported 250,000 registered teenagers shortly after its April 2015 relaunch., The company reported millions of users and reach across more than 90% of U.S. high schools at its peak., Cory Levy said in June 2016 that the app had connected more than 60,000 students to crisis counselors.

## Products & services

- **After School** — iOS and Android private social network organized by high school, with anonymous or named posts, images, video, compliments and polls.
- **Would You?** — Mutual opt-in prompts for shared activities, including offline meetups and social causes.
- **Crisis support prompt** — A concerning post could trigger an offer to connect anonymously with a live Crisis Text Line counselor.
- **Teen polling** — Polls run with organizations and media partners on education, elections and misinformation.

## Achievements

- The company reported 250,000 registered teenagers shortly after its April 2015 relaunch.
- The company reported millions of users and reach across more than 90% of U.S. high schools at its peak.
- Cory Levy said in June 2016 that the app had connected more than 60,000 students to crisis counselors.
- A 2017 one-day fake-news poll with BuzzFeed attracted 39,000 teen respondents.

## Latest updates

- **2020-04** — SmartSocial reported that the app was no longer available for download and the original website was inactive.
- **2018-11** — The company's Medium account published a retrospective explaining who made the app.
- **2018-01** — The San Francisco Chronicle reported on the company's continuing moderation work and its social media safety conference.

## Links

- Website: http://www.afterschoolapp.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/after-school-app
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/afterschoolapp
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/safetyonsocial

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