CENTEGIX® | Impact Story
Beyond Compliance: Helping Staff Respond When a Student Needed Help
The Challenge
MEETING A MANDATE
When Georgia school safety legislation required districts to implement emergency response technology, Chattooga County Schools took steps to meet the new requirements. Leroy Massey Elementary began the 2026-27 school year with CENTEGIX CrisisAlert™ wearable duress badges newly implemented, and staff trained on how to use them. The technology was intended to strengthen response during serious school emergencies. But just weeks into the school year, staff experienced its value during a very different kind of incident: a medical emergency involving a first-grade student.
The Solution
WHEN SECONDS MATTERED
During afternoon dismissal, Assistant Principal Kanousha Martin noticed a first-grade student leaning against a brick pillar outside by the bus circle. When she approached him, he said he felt sick. Moments later, he stumbled toward one of the parked buses and passed out.
Thankfully, Mrs. Martin was able to catch him before he hit the pavement. She pulled the child to safety and called for help from nearby staff. A paraprofessional immediately activated her CrisisAlert badge while Martin carried the unconscious student inside.
On-site responders were notified of the emergency and its location, allowing staff to begin coordinating help immediately. Principal Alissa Hanrahan called for an ambulance while other responders went directly to Martin and the student. By the time they reached the front office, the ambulance was already on its way.
Leroy Massey School
~ 700
Students Enrolled
113 Staff
Across Campus
8 Responders
Designated on-site
Only K-5
Traditional elementary school in the district
The Results
BEYOND THE MANDATE
The response was an early test of the school’s preparedness: staff had only recently completed CrisisAlert training, and the paraprofessional who activated the alert was brand new to the school.
For Leroy Massey Elementary, the incident demonstrated how technology implemented for emergency preparedness can make a difference in the everyday moments schools manage too.
Previously, staff would have relied on radios or cell phones to coordinate a response. During a busy dismissal involving hundreds of students and staff with different responsibilities, that could mean calling or texting multiple people and trying to explain where help was needed over the noise of the bus circle. With CrisisAlert, responders receivedthe information at the push of a button and knew exactly where to go.
What began as a step toward meeting a statewide safety requirement quickly became something more: a tool staff could rely on for the emergencies that happen every day.
It was a matter of seconds rather than minutes. I really think that timing made a big difference in this situation.
Kanousha Martin
Assistant Principal, Leroy Massey Elementary
Impact Story
Beyond Compliance: Helping Staff Respond When a Student Needed Help
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