Districts required to install panic buttons inside schools
February 26, 2021 at 4:25 PM EST - Updated February 26 at 4:25 PM
School districts statewide are up against a strict deadline to install silent panic buttons in every school by the start of the next school year, which is now required by law.
But there are new concerns over delays that districts might face in getting those systems up and working by August 1.
More than three years after the deadly mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, a law created in the aftermath, Alyssa'a Law, will take effect during the 2021-22 school year.