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District tests Swidget safety pilot; staff say product still in proof‑of‑concept phase
Summary
Fulton board received an update on a pilot with Swidget — a classroom alert/badge system — and staff said the vendor is still developing the dashboard and response workflows with teachers and first responders; the district has not yet activated live alerts in classrooms.
The Fulton City School District updated the board on a pilot with Swidget, a private vendor offering classroom alert badges and an associated dashboard that would notify administrators, SROs and local law enforcement when activated. District staff said Swidget’s work is currently in a proof‑of‑concept phase and that the vendor and district are co‑designing the dashboard, button placement and response routing.
Why it matters: If implemented and integrated with first responders, a classroom alert system could change how administrators and police receive situational awareness during an emergency. Board…
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