Safety update for schools comes in the form of a badge

Pierce County Schools will soon have an added safety feature that will allow staff the ability to summon help in an emergency by touching their badges.

School Superintendent Dara Bennett recommended and the board unanimously approved implementing the Centegix system. The action came at the school board’s regular meeting Monday night.

“There is a need to provide our teachers and staff with a push button crisis alert system to enhance the safety of our students and staff,” said Bennett. ‘The Centegix badges will provide us with that safety enhancement.”