# Create Guardian Forms for Reunification

Verkada Incident Response helps schools manage every step of a Reunification event. Guardian forms allow schools to collect required information from guardians before releasing students.

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## Create guardian forms

Admins can create site-specific guardian forms or global forms that can be used across multiple sites.

### Global

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You need at least **Org Admin** permissions to create global guardian forms.
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{% step %}
**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Workplace Incident Response.**
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**On the left navigation, click Incident Response Settings.**
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**Under Guardian Sign-In, select Manage Guardian Forms.**

a. In the top right, select **Add Guardian Form**.\
b. Enter a unique name.\
c. Click **Save.**
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### Site-specific

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You need at least **Workplace Site Admin** permissions to create site-specific guardian forms.
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{% step %}
**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Workplace Incident Response.**
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**On the left navigation, click Incident Response Settings > your site.**
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**Under Guardian Sign-In, select Manage Guardian Forms.**

a. In the top right, select **Add Guardian Form**.\
b. Enter a unique name.\
c. Click **Save.**
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{% endstepper %}

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## Configuration

All guardian forms must collect the guardian’s name and the names of the students they are requesting. Organizations can also include the following optional steps:

* Contact Info (email and/or phone number)
* [Security Screening](/guest/configuration/guest-security-screening.md)
* Guardian Photo
* Open Response Questions
* Multiple Choice Questions
* Questionnaires
* Videos
* PDFs
* Documents

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The security screening step requires capturing an image of the guardian’s ID at check-in. The feature extracts the legal name and date of birth from the ID for verification.
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## Add a guardian form to a Response template

A guardian form must be assigned for Response templates enabled for Reunification. You can select the desired form when configuring the Response template. See [Create a Response Template](/incident-response/configuration/create-response-templates.md) for more information.

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