Apalachee High School security alert technology may have saved lives. How does it work?

Gwinnett County Schools Chief of Police Tony Lockard spoke with GPB’s Peter Biello about Centegix technology. Law enforcement officials in Barrow County have praised new technology in Barrow County schools for enabling a swift response to the shooting earlier this month at Apalachee High School. That Crisis Alert System created by Atlanta-based Centegix includes a wearable badge with a button that when pressed summons security. And other schools in Georgia are using this technology as well. Tony Lockard is Gwinnett County Schools Chief of Police. He spoke with GPB’s Peter Biello about this technology.

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