Customer Testimonials

There were multiple staff members who pressed a button and there was an immediate response. And that quickness of response is something that made me feel much safer. And I'm glad to have this device now…We just received [CrisisAlert] last week, and we had a major incident on campus within a week—that shows just how important this response mechanism [is].

A student was having trouble breathing and her vision was beginning to black out. We don’t have service in our building and it can be difficult to get ahold of the office staff, so having something to immediately alert them of emergency was incredibly helpful in a very scary situation.

What we’ve really seen is the value in medical distress situations. A teacher can stay with a student, press the badge and get help to that classroom quickly.

We call it a force multiplier: putting this technology in the hands of more than 25,000 employees gives me 25,000 sets of eyes to help keep the campus safe.

We can’t always prevent workplace violence, but we can mitigate its effects, and CENTEGIX will help us do that.

As a behavioral special education teacher, it is a comfort when you need assistance with a student, you have [the] immediate help needed to deescalate a situation. For all teachers working with students, the response time is much better having our CENTEGIX badges.

CENTEGIX meets the rapid communication needs of school leaders that include responding to crisis events and the emergencies that happen in schools. Our highest priority is keeping our Eagle students and staff safe, and this is another step in protecting and fortifying our schools.

This advanced safety technology allows any YSD staff member to initiate a lockdown, whether they’re in a classroom, hallway, playground, or even outside on the athletic fields or parking lots. The system doesn’t require waiting for administrative approval, as it empowers any YSD employee to take immediate action. With clicks of their badge, any YSD adult can trigger both audio and visual alerts across all areas of the campus in need of support. This system has already proven its value in Yakima. On Sept. 12, 2023, a shooting occurred near one of our high schools. Within moments, multiple buildings were locked down using the security notification system, ensuring the safety of students and staff while law enforcement responded.

We love it. It’s such a great product. There are not too many things that are easy anymore, especially in education, and this is an easy one.

We don't want our staff to have to rely on their cell phones. Many of our schools don't have good cell service, as well as many staff members don't always have their phones on them. The wearability of CrisisAlert gives us total coverage and immediate connection to law enforcement if needed. We also wanted something that could support our current systems (i.e. Informacast) and investments, and CrisisAlert does just that.

CENTEGIX just really had everything that we were looking for with a crisis alert system…It gives staff a way (to report an emergency), no matter if they’re on the playground, no matter if they’re in a classroom or a sports field…it’s bringing our staff and our students and our families a lot of comfort in knowing that we’ve added this extra layer of security.

Student had a medical crisis. I have had this for over 2 years and never had to use it. It made me feel safe knowing that it got so many people on the way without me having to physically call anyone. This allowed me to provide care to the student until help arrived.

The idea that anybody can call a lockdown is huge. And not only that, 911 is notified immediately, and they know who activated the lockdown and where they were located...That's good knowledge, especially for law enforcement.

A fight broke out on the quad and was escalating quickly with other students. For teachers, [CrisisAlert] is a quick lifeline to help.

The system has a very sophisticated mapping feature that allows responders to see exactly which room or hallway the emergency is coming from and from whom. In the event of a real active shooter, we could share this information with outside police agencies who may be coming to aid us.

To empower people who are under your care with a simple tool where they can press a button to get help during a panic situation makes you feel that we truly are a family and that they are truly cared for when they come to work every day.

The goal is to immediately notify everyone on campus that the school is under a threat and follow safety protocols as soon as possible.

What we do, the protocols we use, our CrisisAlert system—and all of those things combined—lend to our ability to head things off before they escalate and become situations where they’re unmanageable.