Tag: Schools
Kansas school district deploys ZeroEyes AI solutions
June 24, 2026SSN Staff
PHILADELPHIA – ZeroEyes, creators of a multi-analytics weapons detection and threat intelligence platform, today announced that its artificial intelligence (AI) gun detection and intelligent situational awareness software has been deployed by Kansas’ Meade USD 226 to help protect the district’s approximately 350 students, 40 staffers and visitors across two schools from gun-related threats. The addition of ZeroEyes complements the district’s multilayered security plan, which...
CENTEGIX report: School panic button use rises 31%
June 23, 2026SSN Staff
ATLANTA – The use of wearable panic buttons to protect students and school staff increased by 31% compared to last year, according to a new report from CENTEGIX.
Of these alerts, 88% were for behavior such as physical altercations, students leaving campus without notice or permission, known as elopements, and other incidents where an educator might need additional support to address a situation, according to the 2026 School Safety Trends Report. An additional 10% were for medical emergencies...
SIA's happy new year hinges on federal funds for schools, train surveillance rules
December 3, 2014Amy Canfield
WASHINGTON—Federal funding for school security technology and surveillance requirements for train cars are among the Security Industry Association's top priorities for 2015, according Jake Parker, SIA's director of government relations.School security is “the big one,” Parker said.The industry has been lobbying Congress to allocate money for schools to install surveillance equipment and other physical security technology. Lately, funds have only been allocated for reports, research...