At Plainedge High School in Massapequa, new devices were installed in the classroom and common areas in all five buildings.
The XSponse Shield and Display serve as an alert system, sending signals directly to school security and first responders to speed up the response time if there is a shooter on the property.
"The goal is keeping kids safe, what happened yesterday, we want to avoid that from continuing to happen," Lee Mandel, the CEO of XSponse, said.
When seconds matter, giving first responders eyes and ears inside the classroom can make all the difference in an emergency.
"We have multiple layers of security in place," school superintendent Edward Salina said.
The camera only activates during an emergency.
Students will notice staff wearing badges around their necks, which double as panic buttons.
"We're able to track within a few feet of where this was pushed on a floor plan," Mandel said.
It helps police hone in on a target.
The equipment manufactured by XSponse is in test mode right now, but officials say it'll be up and running by next week.
The cost, according to district leaders, is roughly $2,000 per classroom.
The school's demonstration of the security system comes one day after the mass shooting in Minnesota.
Ryan Petty is still healing after losing his daughter, Alaina, during the Parkland High School shooting in 2018.
He's turned his pain into advocacy, advising companies like XSponse that develop school safety technology.
"Every second counts. Every second is the potential for an attacker to take another life," Petty said.
District parents say they support the safety upgrades.
"It's scary, and whatever they can do to amp up any security so our kids feel comfortable and safe and us as parents, absolutely do whatever they have to do," a parent said.
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