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Hardin County Schools detail rollout of Raptor safety suite; district training planned in January
Summary
Hardin County Schools officials and SROs demonstrated the Raptor emergency management suite installed this fall, describing panic alerts, visitor screening, and a reunification module; district-level training and a mock reunification run are scheduled for January.
Hardin County Schools officials gave the board a detailed update Wednesday on the Raptor Technologies safety management suite the district purchased in May 2025, saying the system’s beacons, panic devices and visitor-screening tools are installed and staff training is underway.
Lieutenant Mark Gillingham, the school resource officer at North Park, said the district has deployed ceiling “beacons” that support indoor alerts and that staff can use an app, a desktop interface or a panic device to call for help. “The Raptor app is really nice,” Gillingham said, explaining that it offers team-assist options, a panic alert and real-time location data. He described five critical alert types the district will use: soft lockdown, hard lockdown, evacuation, shelter-in-place and a new ‘hold’…
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