Motorola Solutions' alert system going into Florida schools

CHICAGO - The Florida Department of Education said it selected Chicago-based Motorola Solutions as a preferred provider for the deployment of a statewide mobile panic alert system for Florida's K-12 schools.

To deliver the solution, Motorola Solutions teamed up with SaferWatch to develop a cutting-edge safety application that connects school districts directly with law enforcement in Florida. The state's education department ranked it as the top technical solution offered among its selected vendors.

"Motorola Solutions and SaferWatch have developed a proven product to help keep students and faculty safer," said Tony Montalto, president of Stand with Parkland. "This is another layer in the school safety system that is being revamped in the wake of the Parkland school massacre three years ago. Speeding up critical response times during an emergency is vital, and I am pleased to see a statewide effort to implement mobile panic alert systems in Florida's K-12 schools."

This solution meets the criteria of Alyssa's Law, which requires every public and charter school in the state to implement a mobile panic alert system connected to a public safety answering point and first responders.