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Pinellas school board approves wearable panic-alert badges for staff
Summary
The Pinellas County School Board approved a contract for Syntegix wearable crisis-alert badges to supplement existing Alyssa’s Law panic-alert systems, voting 6-0 after staff described integration and response-time benefits.
The Pinellas County School Board on Dec. 17 approved the purchase of a wearable crisis-alert badge system from Syntegix, a step board members said is intended to speed emergency response and complement the district’s existing Alyssa’s Law panic-alert system.
Board members voted 6-0 to approve the contract after School Safety Specialist Shawn Jewell described the badge as a "single purpose" device that staff can wear with their school ID and that "will integrate directly with the closest responding emergency dispatch center."…
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