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Raleigh County Schools introduces Syntegix staff badges and installs weapons-detection gates at high schools
Summary
Raleigh County Schools said it has distributed Syntegix badges to staff for faster internal and emergency notifications and is installing weapons-detection systems at four high schools and the Beckley career center, with portable use planned for events. The district also released an instructional video on Cheyah Open Gate screening procedures.
Raleigh County Schools announced two safety initiatives for the district: countywide staff Syntegix badges that let employees signal for help and share their location, and weapons-detection systems being installed at four high schools and the Beckley career center, an agency official said.
The agency official said the Syntegix badge has two primary uses. Internally, a staff member can press the badge to summon a principal or medical team to a specific location during incidents such as medical emergencies. Externally, the official said, the badge can notify first responders directly so school administrators do not have to call emergency services. “This…
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