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Preparing for the Most Common School Emergencies
Schools face a wide range of everyday safety incidents. This guide explores how schools are building faster, more effective responses to their most common emergencies.
EVERY. SECOND. MATTERS.®
Preparing for the Most Common School Emergencies
Schools face a wide range of everyday safety incidents. This guide explores how schools are building faster, more effective responses to their most common emergencies.
Today’s Safety Plans Leave Too Much to Chance
From a medical emergency in the cafeteria to a hallway altercation or student elopement, schools face a wide range of everyday safety incidents. Yet, many schools still rely on a few bad choices to respond to these incidents:
- Panic buttons hidden under desks
- Walkie-talkies that aren’t nearby
- Mobile apps that go unopened during chaos
Preparation matters. But so does a response system that enables staff to act quickly, coordinate clearly, and carry out plans when seconds matter.
This guide explores how schools are building faster, more effective responses to their most common emergencies. Get your copy and start better preparing your district today.
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School Emergencies at a Glance
According to insights from participating schools, 99% of alerts stem from everyday emergencies:
- 2% were for suspicious behavior
- 9% were medical incidents
- 10% were elopement incidents
- 10% were physical altercations
- 68% were student conduct incidents
Understanding which incidents happen most often helps schools prepare more efficient, effective responses.
Identify. Notify. Respond.
With threats to schools growing and evolving faster than ever, leaders must take a proactive stance—planning ahead, staying vigilant, and adopting innovative tools to respond instantly.
Watch this video to see how a wearable panic button can make all the difference in a school emergency.
One Platform. Safer Schools.
As school leaders rethink security and threat response, they need a partner that helps them stay ahead. The CENTEGIX Safety Platform® empowers staff to act instantly when seconds matter.
CrisisAlert™
Wearable panic buttons for everyday and extreme events
Safety Blueprint®
Real-time digital maps of safety assets and alerts
Visitor Management
Locates and verifies every campus visitor
Reunification
Digitizes student release for faster, safer reunification in crisis
With the CENTEGIX Safety Platform®, you’ll enable faster emergency response, campus-wide communication, and district-wide visibility, all while empowering staff with minimal IT support.
See What CrisisAlert Can Do for Your School
Talk with a school safety expert and explore the platform.
- See how the badge works in real-world scenarios
- Get guidance on funding and implementation
- Learn how districts use alert data to improve outcomes
“There’s an Overwhelming Sense of Relief”
District leaders nationwide are eliminating guesswork from emergency response.
“There’s confidence in knowing that if a crisis happens, there’s an overwhelming sense of relief that there’s not going to be a delay in response time.”
– Dr. LaTonya M. Goffney, Superintendent, Aldine ISD
“Since implementing CENTEGIX, suspensions have decreased to just 261—a staggering 81% reduction. That’s not just a data point—it’s a culture shift.”
– Dr. Michael Triplett, Superintendent, Normandy Schools Collaborative
Trusted by Districts. Proven in Emergencies.
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97%
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