2/6/2024 0 Comments Panic mode classicLast Tuesday, the school board approved a $1.7 million purchase of an alarm system that can ensure a quick and simple response, should a crisis arise while school is in session. ![]() The alarm system comes from a company called CENTEGIX, and according to the company, their CrisisAlert system has been implemented in over 1000 schools. With a push of a button, staff can notify administration, teachers and students of an emergency situation. In the most drastic of situations, the system can trigger a lockdown as well, and alert the school’s safety teams, and local law enforcement.Īccording to CENTEGIX, the demand for their device has gone up by 270%, now including Houston County’s school system. The school board said time is of the essence in an emergency, and a system like CrisisAlert has the capability to quickly notify all parties involved that need information. Walter Stephens, Executive Director of School Operations said the purchase of this system was a year in the making. ![]() ![]() "We’ve been looking at this for quite some time. We looked at several crisis alert systems, but we were more comfortable with this particular system because of the level of notification that the administrators of the building as well as district office administrators were able to receive to alert us in the event of an incident occurring on school campuses,” Stephens said.
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