CENTEGIX | Case Study
Douglas County Campus-Wide Lockdown
CENTEGIX | Case Study
Douglas County Campus-Wide Lockdown
1st
largest employer in Douglas County
17th
largest district in Georgia
29k+
students and staff members protected
Incident Profile
On November 20, 2019, Douglas County High School officials received an anonymous phone threat: “We’re coming to shoot up the school.”
The Response
- A staff member used his CrisisAlert badge to initiate a campus wide alert, which allowed the staff to lock down the campus and immediately notify administrators and law enforcement
- The alert included announcements over the intercom flashing strobes and desktop takeovers
- The school was on a lockdown for more than an hour
- Throughout the lockdown, teachers and administrators remained calm and responded appropriately
- All students remained safely in their classrooms and cooperated throughout the lockdown
- The police searched the campus and determined there was no threat
- The lockdown was lifted and the school resumed normal operations
Douglas County School System
25,890
students
3,152
teachers and staff
35
schools
2018
became a CENTEGIX customer
Two students got into an altercation in the hallway. I was on hall duty and pressed my badge. The admin were able to find me right away and step in to stop the students…The CrisisAlert badge is great for alerting the admin quickly, which makes a huge difference.
The Crisis Alert System was activated by one of our staff pressing his badge which gave notification throughout the school of the cause for concern. In terms of the notification, we heard it over the intercom, the strobes lit up and it came up on the the smart boards and monitors in the classroom and throughout the school. We were all made aware and the teachers responded appropriately.
3 students in a neighboring class got into an argument that was escalating quickly and almost turned into a fight. I ran to the class and use my badge to alert help. Within seconds the administrators came and help separate the students. It’s quick, easy and super efficient.
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