After the Uvalde school shooting, several U.S. schools are rolling out panic buttons as part of their school safety protocols. Critics, however, said that this is not a cost-effective solution.
MISSION, Kan. Melissa Lee comforted her son and daughter after a student opened fire in their suburban Kansas City high school, wounding an administrator and a police officer stationed there.
Amid a national surge in school violence incidents ranging from fistfights to mass shootings, panic-alert systems have gained traction as a way for teachers and administrators to regain some confidence in their control.