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Panic buttons and phone alerts: How technology helped prevent further bloodshed at Apalachee
Apalachee High School teacher Stephen Kreyenbuhl knew something wrong Wednesday before he even heard gunshots. (CQ: Name spelling)
As the nation reels from yet another deadly school shooting – the 45th in the country so far this year – experts and law enforcement officials say this latest tragedy underscores the role technology can play in helping to reduce police response time and potentially prevent further bloodshed. Cobb told CNN in some school districts the system is also integrated with local law enforcement agencies and can automatically call 911 and send messages to officers of the exact location of the incident. The goal, he said, is to help decrease police response times, an issue that has come under scrutiny in recent years following the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where it took officers 77 minutes to adequately respond to a shooter.
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