Fontana Unified School District closed out the spring with two new initiatives already in motion — one designed to speed emergency response on campuses, the other to give students new opportunities to build teamwork, leadership and mentorship skills.
The larger of the two efforts is the district’s expansion of the CENTEGIX CrisisAlert emergency response platform, a wearable badge system that allows staff to trigger different levels of alerts depending on the situation. The system has already been piloted at Sierra Lakes Elementary, Canyon Crest Elementary, Almeria Middle School and A.B. Miller High School.
Adam Perez, a Fontana Unified school board member who also works as a city detective, said the technology helps first responders move faster by pinpointing where help is needed…