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Alyssa’s Law in New Jersey: NJ A764

Signed by Governor Phil Murphy on Feb. 6, 2019, NJ A764, also known as Alyssa’s Law, requires all New Jersey public schools to install silent panic alarms that will alert law enforcement during emergencies to life-threatening and emergency events, including active shooters, evacuations, and lockdowns.

Named for Alyssa Alhadeff, one of seventeen students killed on February 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Alyssa’s Law is bipartisan legislation that aims to improve law enforcement response time to a life-threatening emergency.

“Alyssa’s death is a stark reminder of the dangers of gun violence and the need for adequate school security measures,” said Governor Murphy. “In New Jersey, we will do everything in our power to prevent these tragedies from occurring within our borders.”

What is a Silent Panic Alarm?

NJ A764 defines “panic alarms” as “a silent security system signal generated by the manual activation of a device intended to signal a life-threatening or emergency situation requiring a response from law enforcement.”

Silent panic alarm systems that can be triggered discreetly, such as a wearable panic button, fulfill this requirement. New Jersey is helping to lead the way in school safety by mandating schools have the tools they need to keep students safe without disrupting the learning environment.

Achieving Alyssa’s Law Compliance with CrisisAlert™

CrisisAlert technology improves communication with first responders, empowers staff members to request assistance, and makes school buildings safer. The CENTEGIX CrisisAlert safety solution fulfills the purpose of Alyssa’s Law: to decrease response times in emergency situations, thereby saving lives and creating a culture of safety in schools.

CENTEGIX CrisisAlert enables New Jersey school districts to meet the NJ A764 Alyssa’s Law requirement that schools be equipped with a silent panic alarm system that immediately connects with law enforcement during a life-threatening emergency. The following capabilities make CENTEGIX CrisisAlert an effective New Jersey school safety solution:

• Reliable Technology: No Wi-Fi or cellular connectivity is required.
• Real-time coordination: Real-time coordination among multiple first responder agencies, including county, local, and on-site responders.
• Immediate connection: Enables immediate connection to diverse emergency service technologies.
• Precise location: First responder get precise location information down to the floor and room level.
• 100% staff adoption: Teachers need not download an app to initiate an alert.
• Local integrations: Integration with local public safety answering points to transmit 911 calls and mobile activations.

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