# Gaggle

> Gaggle sells U.S. K-12 schools cloud software and human services that identify potential safety concerns in school-provided accounts and devices. Its portfolio spans monitoring, web filtering, crisis support, teletherapy and archiving; the company reports serving over 1,500 districts and more than six million students.

- **Founded:** 1999
- **Headquarters:** Chicago, United States
- **Founders:** Jeff Patterson (Founder & CEO)
- **Products:** Safety Management, Coaching & Therapy, ReachOut, Web Filter, AfterHours
- **Notable:** Reports serving more than six million students across over 1,500 districts in 2026., Earned an iKeepSafe FERPA privacy badge in 2023, according to its announcement., Expanded from student email into safety monitoring, crisis support, teletherapy and web filtering.

## Products & services

- **Safety Management** — Machine learning and human review of school-account content; escalates potential safety concerns to district contacts.
- **Coaching & Therapy** — Remote mental health sessions for K-12 students and staff; individual, group and family options.
- **ReachOut** — 24/7 text, chat and phone access to trained crisis counselors, developed with AWS.
- **Web Filter** — Content-based website categorization and blocking with district-defined policies.
- **AfterHours** — Handles urgent alerts outside school hours under district-aligned protocols.
- **SpeakUp for Safety** — Confidential reporting tipline with around-the-clock review.
- **Archive** — Searchable storage, litigation holds and exports for school communications.
- **Professional Development** — Training and resources for educators on student safety and response.
- **Incident Management App** — Mobile review, documentation and resolution of escalated safety incidents.

## Achievements

- Reports serving more than six million students across over 1,500 districts in 2026.
- Earned an iKeepSafe FERPA privacy badge in 2023, according to its announcement.
- Expanded from student email into safety monitoring, crisis support, teletherapy and web filtering.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Service Level Agreement updated September 24; explicitly says monitoring does not guarantee immediate intervention or real-time response.
- **2026-06** — Founder update reported over 320,000 unique student situations involving questionable content or imminent threat in the prior year; company-reported, not an independently measured prevention outcome.
- **2026-01** — AfterHours launch announced January 22, handling urgent alerts outside school hours.
- **2025-12** — Incident Management App announced December 16 for mobile alert review and documentation.

## Links

- Website: https://www.gaggle.net/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaggle-net-inc-/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gaggle_K12
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiVjY-mefmu4rboZUz3m2IQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gaggle_k12/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GaggleK12

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Last updated: 2026-09-30