What is the latest technology in school safety?

What is the latest technology in school safety?

There are a variety of very impressive and very beneficial technology solutions for schools, proximity, access control systems that are almost like something out of Star Wars. These can really help improve access control, particularly for tough applications, schools with many entrances and multiple buildings. There are emergency notification concepts that are very beneficial. Many of our clients can notify 5,000 people in multiple languages in just a matter of a couple of minutes that there has been an incident at a school, refer them to the school website for details, encourage them not to come to the school, and tell them where to go for the family reunification center. The technologies are out there. Make sure that they fit your most pressing needs. Make sure that you apply the technology to fit your school instead of you dancing around the technology. Also, make sure that the technologies that you use have been used successfully in schools before. Unfortunately, we do sometimes see technologies that were put in at great expense and they're not even turned on each day. You can remotely lock down your entire campus at the flip of a button, but that technology has to be implemented thoughtfully by a vendor who understands your needs as a school.