A Kentucky lawmaker wants to give teachers and school staff a quicker way to notify police during dangerous situations.
Rep. Chad Aull will file Alyssa’s Law during the next legislative session. The bill calls for the installation of silent panic alarms directly linked to law enforcement.
“The idea is it will drastically reduce the first responder response time on the scene,” Aull said.
The technology he’s looking at comes in different forms. An example he told LEX 18 about is an embedded panic button on badges school employees are required to wear. If an employee were to click the buttons a certain amount of times in a row, police would be notified.
“Some of the technology also includes the ability for GPS locators, so you would know immediately where that person was when they triggered the alarm – whether they were on the second floor or first floor or the east wing of the school or the west wing,” Aull said. “Additionally, some of the technology allows central dispatch to tie into the camera system at the school, so they start to automatically monitor the situation and see if the danger, the suspect, is moving down this hallway or that hallway.”