Panic buttons in schools: $7 million effort is delayed a year

The ambitious $7 million technology program was supposed to make Hawaiʻi schools safer by equipping teachers and principals ...
Sun Sentinel

CEO who sold ‘panic button’ to South Florida schools, police charged with bribery in New York

FORT LAUDERDALE — A South Florida CEO whose panic button company has contracts with Broward Public Schools and the Broward Sheriff’s Office is charged with bribing a former high-ranking official in ...
WXIX-TV

Tri-State school district using ‘panic buttons’ to alert law enforcement to safety issues

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The Goshen Local School District is one of a handful in the Tri-State giving teachers and staff ‘panic buttons’ to help keep schools safe. ”With the upgrade that we did to all of ...
Education Week

New York City Is the Latest to Deploy Panic Buttons in Schools

The nation’s largest school district plans to pilot an emergency system gaining popularity in American schools that directly alerts police in the event of a shooting or other emergency, without anyone ...
KVOA 4

TUSD equips staff with panic buttons for faster emergency response

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) is taking significant steps to enhance safety with a new initiative. The district is now equipping all 6,000 of its employees with wearable ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Panic buttons and door locks: After mass shooting, FSU invests $5M to bolster security

Following a deadly April shooting, FSU has implemented new security measures including panic and lockdown buttons in classrooms. FSU officials gave updates during an Aug. 29 board meeting on what ...

Panic button 2.0: The new era of workplace emergency response

A few months ago, a home healthcare worker found herself in the middle of a Chicago street. Her patient was making a beeline for the busy intersection.