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Othello board approves wearable panic-badge system to meet Alyssa's Law requirements
Summary
The board approved a contract to install a district-wide wearable panic-badge system at the middle and high schools, a step administrators say will speed emergency alerts, help comply with Washington's Alyssa's Law and add a new layer of campus safety.
The Othello School District board approved a contract to install a wearable panic-badge system and related infrastructure at Othello High School and McFarland Middle School, district staff said at a board meeting. The purchase, presented by staff member Carlos Gonzales, was placed on the board's consent agenda and approved before the presentation.
Administrators said the system will deliver faster, targeted alerts and provide location information to administrators and first responders, adding a layer of emergency notification beyond radios and intercoms. "When I think about safety, I think about the importance of time being of critical importance," Carlos Gonzales said during the presentation.
The system vendor identified in the…
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