School shootings like in Uvalde, Texas and Parkland, Florida have led to increases in systems like CrisisAlert. He claims he had already been considering the system before then, and argued that it can be beneficial. That’s what Kansas City’s Olathe Public Schools spent, but director of safety services Brent Kiger insisted that this “isn’t a knee-jerk reaction” to an Olathe high school shooting in March. Those are things that are less visible and invisible, but they’re most effective.”ĬrisisAlert, meanwhile can cost schools $2.1 million over a five-year period. “It’s a lot harder to point to the value of training your staff. “People want visible, tangible things,” Trump told The Associated Press. Ken Trump, president of the National School Safety and Security Services, dismissed these systems as nothing more than “security theater.” Rather than expensive measures, he suggests training staff to make sure doors are not open, and to implement basic safety protocols.

School shootings including those in Parkland, Florida in 2018 - and more recently this year in Uvalde, Texas - have led to increases in systems like CrisisAlert, which allow teachers to sound alarms and initiate lockdowns. Critics warn, however, that such costly steps will not be effective. Several states are looking to boost security measures with new panic alert buttons, as the new school year is about to begin. Uvalde, Texas school shooting: 19 children, 2 teachers killed Law enforcement enhances school security, trainings Parents weigh in on school safety after Uvalde shooting

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