MSD Public Safety Commission gives update on Alyssa's Law - WPEC
SUNRISE, Fla. (CBS12) — It’s been more than three years since 17 people were shot and killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
On Monday and Tuesday, the public safety commission assigned to investigate the deadly shooting is set to meet as it continues its mission to make Florida schools safer.
This is the first time the group is meeting in person since the start of the pandemic.
On Monday, the commission gave an update on Alyssa’s Law, named in honor of 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff who was killed in the 2018 Valentine's Day school massacre.
As of August, the law requires all public and charter schools to install a panic-button system that allows teacher and staff members to quickly and silently alert law enforcement in the event of emergencies or life-threatening situations on campus.
The system is known as Alyssa’s Alerts.
Sylvia Ifft, the Florida Department of Education’s deputy director of emergency management, says as of July more than half of all Florida school districts had Alyssa’s Alerts up and running.
She says the new system is already being credited for saving lives in the classroom.
“There was an intruder on campus, Alyssa’s Alert was activated, a guardian was notified, guardian responded, campuses went on lockdown,” Ifft said. “The students in the area were evacuated; everything went according to plan. So this is working.”
Ifft did acknowledge there were some challenges when it comes to integrating the system with 911 call centers.
Commissioners said some school districts say they’re in compliance with the law but their systems alert a third party company which in turn calls 911. This could result in potential delays in response.
The commission is set to meet again Tuesday where they’ll take a closer look at how schools, in particular the Broward School District, handle and report violent threats on campus.
source: https://cbs12.com/news/local/msd-public-safety-commission-gives-update-on-alyssas-law
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