LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Kentucky lawmaker proposed a way to reduce police response time to schools, LEX18 reported this week.
Rep. Chad Aull, D-Lexington, said he plans to file "Alyssa's Law" next year, which will call for the installation of silent panic alarms that immediately notify local police when there's an emergency.
The alarms can be part of an employee badge, which teachers would just need to click several times in a row to alert police.
GPS connected to the alarm would show them exactly where the problem is located in the school.
The panic buttons would be part of an employee badge could summon help when repeatedly pressed.
"Time is of the essence, and, actually, Georgia — the last school shooting in Georgia — they had this technology in place, and the local law enforcement community praised how well it worked and how it helped the to respond to the situation," Aull told LEX18.
Aull's proposal would set aside $10 million of state matching funds. Meade County has already implemented the technology.
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