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BARROW COUNTY, Ga. - First responders have credited a newly installed panic alarm system at Apalachee High School with saving lives during the shooting there this week. The panic buttons by the ...
In December 2021, the principal at Eagle Point Elementary School in Broward County, Florida, received an anonymous bomb threat. Using a silent panic alarm app on her phone, she alerted police and ...
Employees press the panic button within the app to trigger an alarm that automatically locks down their school and sends for help. All area 911 centers are set up to receive alerts from the app.
Panic alarm systems aren't necessarily foolproof, however. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, some school districts in Georgia have reported accidental ID badge presses.Robb Elementary ...