CENTEGIX® | Impact Story
Using Wearable Technology to Stop a Campus Intruder
The Challenge
- In October 2022, an employee from another school was visiting Shaw Elementary School. As she was approaching the school, she saw a man just ahead of her acting erratically, trying to get into the building.
- Taking no chances, the employee initiated a lockdown with her CrisisAlert™ badge, which works on every campus in the district.
- Audio-visual notifications were instantly activated, including strobes placed throughout the entire building, alerting everyone that a lockdown was taking place and to initiate their safety protocols.
The Solution
- As soon as the lockdown was initiated, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Department immediately received notification that a lockdown had been initiated at Shaw Elementary School; the suspect soon ran away and tried to flee campus.
- Law enforcement instantly responded, and the suspect was apprehended as soon as he jumped the campus fence; he never made it into the school.
Hillsborough County Public Schools
224K+
Students
25K+
Faculty and staff
305
Schools
2019
Became a CENTEGIX customer
The Results
- Law enforcement instantly responded, and the suspect was apprehended as soon as he jumped the campus fence; he never made it into the school.
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.
Chief John Newman
Director of Safety and Security, Hillsborough County Public Schools, FL
Impact Story
Using Wearable Technology to Stop a Campus Intruder
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