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Committee weighs wearable panic buttons and AI camera software; recommends keeping Alertus, consider ZeroEyes for 2026–27 budget
Summary
Staff recommended continuing the district’s direct‑to‑911 Alertus system and brought research on wearable panic buttons, app‑based panic options, and an AI camera detection product (ZeroEyes). Concerns about monitoring‑station delays and CAD integration led staff to recommend continuing current systems and adding ZeroEyes to next year’s budget for
Springfield Township School District property committee members reviewed wearable panic‑button options, app‑based panic systems and an AI camera detection product at their Oct. 22 meeting. Staff recommended keeping the district’s existing Alertus connection to Montgomery County dispatch and adding consideration of the AI camera product ZeroEyes to the 2026–27 budget cycle.
District administrators told the committee they researched wearable panic devices — small wearables that can send a discrete alert to a monitoring service — and app‑based panic options such as CrisisGo. The staff presentation listed an example vendor cost for a wearable system at roughly $6,000 installation per building plus an annual fee of about…
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