What happens if a parent and a school send in a doodle for the same kid?
We only allowed one unique doodle drawing per child. If we found a duplicate, we accepted the one doodle that was mailed in first based on the postal “received by” date. Any other duplicates were disqualified. We asked that all parents checked in with their child’s school first before registering for the contest to avoid duplicative efforts. Parents also had to sign a Parent Consent Form for their child to enter the contest, so if the school sent one home with your child and you signed it, it’s a pretty good indication that the school also participated.
