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Alyssa's Law in Action: Unveiling the Impacts on Texas School Safety

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
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AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CENTEGIX®, the leader in incident response solutions, released today its report on Texas school safety, providing an important new resource for lawmakers, school officials and parents. Created following the passage of critical school safety legislation in 2023 – including Alyssa's Law – the report offers key insights and statistics on trends impacting school safety, including most frequent incident locations, the different types of emergencies reported on campuses and adoption rates among staff.

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CENTEGIX® , the leader in incident response solutions, released today its report on Texas school safety, providing an important new resource for lawmakers, school officials and parents.
  • The Texas Legislature passed two bills in the 2023 regular session, providing funding for school facilities and security in the wake of the tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
  • As the Legislature provided $1.4 billion towards school safety, it also adopted provisions on how districts may spend their funding allotments.
  • For more about Texas school safety initiatives, paired with analysis and recommendations, download CENTEGIX's free report here .

Navigate360 Unveils Program Development and Operation Service to Help Education Leaders Strengthen Their District's Behavioral Threat Assessments

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
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RICHFIELD, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Navigate360, the nation's leader in K–12 school safety and student wellness solutions, announces an all-new Program Development and Operation (PDO) service for school districts—providing comprehensive, data-driven support that helps strengthen best practices and training around a school district's behavioral threat assessments. The education industry's first and only comprehensive offering, Navigate360's PDO service fosters stakeholder collaboration and ensures school districts align with regulatory requirements.

Key Points: 
  • A formal process involving a diverse team of administrators, educators and student support personnel, behavioral threat assessments help education leaders determine a credible threat and how to respond.
  • Although behavioral threat assessments are a widespread school safety strategy, implementing behavioral threat assessments with fidelity remains a challenge and is much more than just selecting a program and training staff.
  • The Navigate360 team supports each school district's behavioral threat assessments phase, from evidence-based training and case management to ongoing evaluation and support.
  • "Behavioral threat assessments are complex and often difficult to navigate," said Thom Jones, Senior Vice President, Threat Detection & Prevention at Navigate360.

Leading School Safety Provider Applauds Introduction of ALYSSA Act Mandating Silent Panic Alarms in U.S. Schools to Enhance Campus Safety

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Friday, July 28, 2023
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WASHINGTON, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CENTEGIX®, the leader in incident response solutions, commended Representative Joshua Gottheimer (D-NJ) and other Congressional leaders for their introduction of the Alyssa's Legacy Youth in Schools Safety Alert (ALYSSA) Act today. The legislation will require public schools across America to provide all classrooms with silent panic alarm technology.

Key Points: 
  • The legislation will require public schools across America to provide all classrooms with silent panic alarm technology.
  • "This is a major step forward in the effort to keep our schools safe," said CENTEGIX CEO Brent Cobb.
  • "We as a nation have gotten far too many reminders that, in a crisis, a fast emergency response is crucial to saving lives.
  • To learn more about school safety trends, download CENTEGIX's 2023 Spring School Safety Trends report here .

Anonymous Alerts Commends Texas on the Signing of Alyssa's Law

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Anonymous Alerts, a leading innovator in school incident reporting and emergency response solutions, applauds the official passing of Alyssa's Law in the State of Texas. This is a monumental milestone for the enhancement of school security measures throughout Texas schools. The new law, signed by Governor Abbott, is a mandatory directive for public schools to equip each classroom with silent panic alert buttons. 

Key Points: 
  • WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Anonymous Alerts, a leading innovator in school incident reporting and emergency response solutions, applauds the official passing of Alyssa's Law in the State of Texas.
  • The new law, signed by Governor Abbott, is a mandatory directive for public schools to equip each classroom with silent panic alert buttons.
  • "Alyssa's Law is a powerful statute that will augment school safety and security during emergencies in Texas", said T. Gregory Bender, Founder and CEO of Anonymous Alerts.
  • With Alyssa's Law in place, the Anonymous Alerts Smart Button can help schools throughout Texas achieve compliance and provide exemplary support to assist new safety & security initiatives.

CENTEGIX Applauds Texas after Alyssa's Law Officially Enacted

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
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AUSTIN, Texas, June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CENTEGIX™, the leader in incident response solutions, commended Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Legislature following the signing of Alyssa's Law. The legislation will require Texas public and charter schools to provide all classrooms with silent panic alarm technology.

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN, Texas, June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CENTEGIX™, the leader in incident response solutions, commended Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Legislature following the signing of Alyssa's Law.
  • The legislation will require Texas public and charter schools to provide all classrooms with silent panic alarm technology.
  • Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs school safety legislation, Alyssa's Law
    "Today, Texas has proven itself to be a nationwide leader in school safety," said CENTEGIX CEO Brent Cobb.
  • Thanks to leaders like Governor Abbott, Representative Thierry and Senator Creighton in supporting this important legislation, Texas students, teachers and parents can all rest a little easier."

Intero Welcomes Jen Almeida as Vice President and Co-Managing Officer of Intero Gardnerville

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Thursday, September 22, 2022
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Intero, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate and wholly owned subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc., is proud to announce the appointment of Jen Springmeyer Almeida as Vice President and Co-Managing Officer of the Gardnerville office.

Key Points: 
  • Intero, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate and wholly owned subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc., is proud to announce the appointment of Jen Springmeyer Almeida as Vice President and Co-Managing Officer of the Gardnerville office.
  • Well miss Teddy in her role as Vice President and Managing Officer, but were happy shell be staying on as a Top REALTOR on the Team at Intero, said Brian Crane, Chief Executive Officer of Intero.
  • I am honored to take on this new leadership role, said Jen Springmeyer Almeida, Vice President and Managing Officer of Intero Gardnerville.
  • I know Jen will bring great value and insights for our agents and help the Gardnerville office reach its fullest potential, said Teddy Carlson-McKone, former Vice President and Managing Officer of the Gardnerville location.

Navigate360 & 911Cellular Partner to Provide Schools with an Alyssa's Law-Compliant Panic Alert & Emergency Management Solution

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022
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The collaboration brings together Navigate360s robust Emergency Management Suite (EMS) with 911Cellulars silent panic system, recognized as the #1 most trusted provider in the nation.

Key Points: 
  • The collaboration brings together Navigate360s robust Emergency Management Suite (EMS) with 911Cellulars silent panic system, recognized as the #1 most trusted provider in the nation.
  • Added 911Cellular founder and CEO Chad Salahshour, "I built 911Cellular to transform the landscape of emergency communications for the better.
  • The success of every Navigate360 partner is ensured with world-class, U.S.-based safety consultants who help customize, implement and support our solutions.
  • 911Cellular protects millions of people worldwide by developing unprecedented panic button and emergency communication solutions.

Court TV sets network viewership record as more than half a million viewers tune in for Depp vs. Heard verdict

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022
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ATLANTA, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 500,000 viewers – the most since the network relaunched in 2019 – tuned into Court TV to watch the verdict in the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard trial on Wednesday, June 1. 

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 500,000 viewers the most since the network relaunched in 2019 tuned into Court TV to watch the verdict in the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard trial on Wednesday, June 1.
  • Court TV's coverage of Depp vs. Heard nearly quadrupled the audience for the networks' live trial coverage as compared to the pre-trial period (+278%).
  • Includes data for Court TV.com, Android TV, Roku, Vizio & Fire TV.
  • Court TV (@CourtTV) is devoted to live gavel-to-gavel coverage, in-depth legal reporting and expert analysis of the nation's most important and compelling trials.

Incident Alert Leader CENTEGIX Commends New York for Passing Alyssa's Law

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022
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This legislation requires New York public schools to consider panic alarm systems that silently alert law enforcement in the event of a school emergency, as part of their safety plan review.

Key Points: 
  • This legislation requires New York public schools to consider panic alarm systems that silently alert law enforcement in the event of a school emergency, as part of their safety plan review.
  • Mrs. Alhadeff has championed Alyssa's Law nationwide, and Florida and New Jersey have approved the law.
  • "We applaud the state of New York for becoming a leader in school safety in our country," said Brent Cobb, CEO of CENTEGIX.
  • CENTEGIX will host a webinar on Wednesday, June 22nd at 2PM eastern, featuring Will Fullerton, VP Regulatory Affairs, CENTEGIX and Dean Olds, VP Innovation, CENTEGIX.

Florida Department of Education Selects Intrado as Vendor for Alyssa’s Law Project

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
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Named for Alyssa Alhadeff, one of the 17 students killed in the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Alyssas Law went into effect on July 1, 2020.

Key Points: 
  • Named for Alyssa Alhadeff, one of the 17 students killed in the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Alyssas Law went into effect on July 1, 2020.
  • Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, each Florida public school must implement a mobile panic alert system.
  • Each school or district can select their mobile panic alert solution from a list of approved vendors, including Intrado.
  • Already serving a majority of the school districts and public safety answering points in Florida, we are thrilled that the Florida Department of Education has recognized us as an official Alyssas Law vendor.