In this featured piece by NBC 4 Los Angeles, the station spotlights Savanna School District in Anaheim, California, as it equips every staff member with Singlewire’s InformaCast Wearable Alert Badge for the new school year. The report shows how the badge — about the size of a business card and connected over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi — lets a staff member press a button to send critical information to administrators, police, and first responders, and to place the school into a lockdown. It also highlights how the system pinpoints where help is needed, down to the room and building, and locates a staff member as they move to safety during an emergency so responders can reach them quickly.
Key Takeaways
- Savanna School District in Anaheim is the first district in California to adopt the InformaCast Wearable Alert Badge, and every staff member will carry or wear one starting the new school year.
- The badge is about the size of a business card and uses Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, so staff can call for help from anywhere on campus without depending on a personal phone or a bulky two-way radio.
- Pressing the button sends critical information straight to administrators, police, and first responders, and can place the school into a lockdown.
- The system identifies exactly where an alert comes from — the room and the building — and continues to locate a staff member as they move to safety during an emergency.
- Savanna funded the rollout through a combination of federal, state, and district funding, a model other districts can follow to add a mobile layer of safety.