Whether you’re facing a pandemic, natural disaster, or school violence, every second counts. That’s why it’s vital to maintain a safe environment for your staff, teachers, and students. One way you can do this is by having school safety solutions in place, which the team at BearCom can help with.

Keep reading to learn how you can be on top of any critical situation, and feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Why It’s Crucial to Maintain School Safety

There are many moving parts in a typical school day. You have kids arriving on buses, teachers filing everyone into classrooms to start the day, and staff members making sure everything runs smoothly. Because there are so many people in the building at once, you need a way to communicate with each other.

However, this needs to be done not just during normal daily operations. If a student is seriously ill or a major violent act is occurring, help needs to arrive at a moment’s notice. This can be done through the use of two-way radios and other communication solutions for your school.

Combatting Violence in Schools

From bullying to school shootings, various forms of school violence certainly run the gamut. That’s why you need to be one step ahead at all times, which can be done through detection, analysis, communication and response.

• Detect: Bus radios, video surveillance cameras, and Avigilon video analytics can all help determine if something is amiss. By ensuring that students arrive safely to school, no strangers enter the building, and there are no contamination points in classrooms or cafeteria, early detection solutions will be established.
• Analyze: If a violent situation or COVID-19-related incident has been detected, technologies like Motorola’s Ally Incident Management will capture real-time data to determine if there is a real or potential threat in your school.
• Communicate: Two-way radios and accessories allow you to reach staff members or first responders in an instant. Plus, they allow you to communicate while practicing safe social distancing.
• Respond: Every second counts when responding to an emergency safety situation. Surveillance cameras can spot unsafe moments, while Ally Dispatch and other channels will get help sent to your school right away.

By utilizing various communication tools, you can minimize the safety risk for your teachers, staff, and students.

Products & Services for School Safety Needs

There are many products, solutions, and services available to maintain the safety of your school and everyone inside it.

For instance, mobile two-way radios and accessories work independently of any landline and cellular networks. Therefore, they can work in any part in or around your school. So, if there’s an intruder, weather alert, or instance of violence, you can reach the appropriate channels right away wherever you are.

BDAs and DAS systems help with two-way radio use even further. These signal boosters are used to increase coverage in dead spots or through various building materials. You can have the peace of mind needed to contact first responders any time in any part of your facility.

Furthermore, Avigilon video surveillance and Vigilant CampusWatch™ can deter theft, vandalism, and violence in schools. Face and license plate recognition, built-in analytics, and other tools can quickly isolate incidents for a safer campus for all. 

Transform Your School’s Safety Today

By putting these solutions for school safety into place, you can run a smoothly operating educational center. If you’re not sure where to begin, you can contact BearCom for guidance.

We’re the leading solutions provider for your educational needs. Plus, with over 80 locations across North America, we make it easy for you to get the wireless voice and data communications equipment you need for your school.

To learn more, request a free quote with us today.