Martin County School District touts new technology to keep students, staff safe

When students head back to the classroom this year, all Florida school districts must be in compliance with Alyssa's Law.

WHEN STUDENTS HEAD BACK TO THECLASSROOM THIS WEEK... ALLFLORIDA SCHOOL DISTRICTS MTUSBE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALSA'SYSLAW.

NAMED IN HONOR OF ASTUDENT KIED ALLT STONEMANDOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL..

THE LAWREQUIRES SCHOOLS HAVE A MOBILEPANIC ALARM SYSTEM IN PLACTOENOTIFY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENTIN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S STEPHANIESUSSKIND GOT AN INSIDE LOOK ATTHE SYSTEM KEEPING MARTINCOUNTY STUDENTS SAFE..

AHENDNEW FEATURES STILL TO COME.(FLASHING STROBES) PA SYSTEM"THIS IS A LOCKDOWN.

ENSURE ALLSTUDENTS ARE INSIDAECLASSROOM AND DOORS ARELOCKED" THE LIGHTS FLASH.

ETHALARM SOUNDS.

THE COMPUTSERARE TAKEN OVER.

ALL FROM THEPUSH OF A BUTTON.

FRANKFRANGELLA, MARTIN COTYUNSAFETY AND SECURITY DIRECTOR13:42:22 EVERYONE IN THEDISTRICT GETS ONE OF THESECARDS AND S ITA BADGE THATTHEY HAVE TO WEAR ON THEIRPERSON, RIGHT BEHIND THEIR IDCARD AND IT GETS THEM THE HELPTHEY NEED WITHIN SECONDS.

ANDMARTIN COUNTY SAFETY ANDSECURITY DIRECTOR FRANKFRANGELLA SAYS EVERY SECONDCOUNTS.

THE DISTRICT BEGANUSING THIS NEW CRISIS ALERTSYSTEM LAST YEAR..

WAY AHEADOF THE REQUIREMENT FROMALYSSA'S LAW TO HAVE A MOBILEPANIC ALARM IN PLACE.

FRANK49:52 HAVING EVERY STAFFMEMBER AT THEIR FINGERTIPS AWAY TO NOTIFY FIRST REONSPDERSTO GET THERE AS QUICKLY ASPOSSIBLE, MAKES ALL THEDIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD THELIGHTS..

COLOR COORDINATED FORTHE TYPE OF EMERGENCY.

RED FORA LOCKDOWN IF THE DANGERS IHAPPENING ON CAMPUS..

BLUE FORA LOCKOUT IF ITS OFF CAMPUS.FRANK 13:42:35 THERE'S WHAT'SCALLED A STAFF ALERT, SO YOUPRESS THE BUTTON 3 TIMES, THISONLY GIVES NOTIFICATION TOHE TSITE ADMINISTRATION AND THESITE SRO.

SO LETS SATHY ERSE'A FIGHT IN A CLASSRO,OMSOMEONE IS SICK, THE TEACHERCAN'T LEAVE THE CLASSROOM BUTSHE NEEDS SOMEONE TO ASSTISTHE OTHER OPTION..

A WORSTCASE SCENARIO.

FRANK 43:03 FORA MAJOR CRISIS LIKE AN ACTIVEASSAILANT SITUATION OR YOU SEEMESOTHING THAT JUST DOESN'TFEEL RIGHT AND YOU ARENERVOUS, YOU JUST REPEATEDLYPRESS THIS BUTTON BUTT TOFRANK 46:43 IN AN EMERGENCYALERT IT ALSO GO TESO THESHERIFF'S OFFICE DISPATCH,EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THEAREA, DISTRICT PERSONNEL ANDTHE REAL TIME CRIME CENTER ATTHE SHERIFF'S OFFICE 10994:STEPH "SO WHEN THERE IANSALERT INITIATED, WHAT CAN YOUSEE AND WHAT CAN LAWENFORCEMENT SEE AS FAR ASWHERE ITS HAPPENING?" FRANK:WHEN SOMEONE USES THE CARD ANDPRESSES IT, ANYWHERE THEY AREIN THE BUILDING A BEACON WLILSHOW UP RIGHT ON THE SITE REHEIT WILL TELLE MWHO IT IS ANDWHERE THEY ARE IN THE BUILDINGRALPH 14:16:20 IT WILL LOCEATTHE STUDENTS NAME AND YOU CANPUT THEM ON THE BUS TOO ETHDISTRICT ALSO USING TECHNOGYTO KEEP UP WITH BUS RIDERS..STEPH (STAND UP TA 2KE)14:32:46 "WHEN THE STUDENTSSCAN THEIR ID CARD ON THBUE S,NOT ONLY DOES IT TELL THEDRIV TERHEY ARE ON THE RIGHTBU BS,UT IT ALSO TELLS THEMWHERE TO GET OFF AND THESYSTEMAS H REALLY EVOLVED NOWBEING A PART OF THE CONTACTTRACING PROCESS, AND SOON IFTHERE'S EVER A MAJOREMERGENCY, THIS WILL HELPNOTIFY PARENTS WHERE TIRHECHILD IS" FRANK 55:04 AS THEKIDS ARE GOING ON THE BUSSWIPING, THEIR EMERGENCYCONTACT IS GOING TO BE PULLEDOUT OF OUR DATA BASE AND WEARE GOING TOE BSENDING REALTIME MESSAGES TO THE PARTSENSO THIS WAY THEY KNOW NUERMBONE THAT THEIR CHILD IS SA,FETHEY ARE GOING TO THE OTHERLOCATION, ITS GOING TO TELLYOU WHERE GTOO TO PICK UPTHEIR CHILD FRANGELLA SAYSHE TDISTRICT IS LEADING THE WAYWITH THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY TOPROTECT STUDENTSND A STAFF.FRANK 50:04 I WANT TO MAKESURE WHEN I GO TO SLEEP ANDPUT MY HEAD ON THE PILLOWEVERY NIGHT, THAT I DIDEVERYTHING I POSSIBLY COULD TOKEEP OUR KIDS AND STAFFMEMBERS SAFE AND WITH THESESYSTEMS IN PLACE..

HE SAYSHE'S MORE CONFIDENT TO DO STJUTH.

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