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District outlines plan for panic‑alert rollout as state grant and vendor approvals remain unsettled
Summary
District safety staff said the district will be able to meet the June 2026 panic‑button deadline for hardware if internal decisions proceed, but the state grant/RFP process is unresolved; installing panic hardware in the remaining 16 schools would cost about $900,000, plus ongoing dispatch interface fees.
OGDEN — Weber School District safety and technology staff told trustees the district is significantly advanced on classroom audio enhancement and panic‑alert integration, but that final statewide vendor approvals and grant releases remain unresolved.
Lane Finley, the district school safety officer, said the district has completed full audio‑enhancement systems in most high schools and will be roughly two‑thirds (66.7%) complete districtwide this summer under current schedules. He reviewed the chain of state legislation: House Bill 4 (panic‑alert requirements, June 2026 deadline), HB40 (added dispatch‑tie requirements) and HB44 (broadened which staff must have…
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