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Comal ISD board approves wearable Raptor badge alert system, board cites improved campus response; $220K annual cost estimated
Summary
Trustees unanimously approved a districtwide purchase of wearable Raptor badges to provide location-aware staff alerts and lockdown capability; staff said installation credits reduced upfront costs and net recurring costs will be about $126,000 per year above existing subscriptions.
The Comal ISD Board of Trustees voted Dec. 11 to approve a districtwide wearable Raptor badge alert system designed to provide location‑aware emergency input and campus lockdown capability.
Scott Monroe and security staff described a small, single-button badge that can issue a "team assist" alert (three presses) or a full campus lockdown (rapid seven presses), and that uses Bluetooth/GPS beacons to identify a badge’s location on campus. Monroe showed the board a proof-of-concept deployment at Mayfair…
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