As school shootings continue to plague American communities, both large and small, school administrators and security experts need to look at the issue of minimizing risk from multiple angles. One of the most important issues is how to help or enable local law enforcement to respond as quickly as possible. This is the purpose of duress alarm systems, more commonly known as panic alarms.
With a proliferation of vendors and systems in recent years, school administrators and security directors may justifiably feel overwhelmed by the choices. The decision, however, is easier than it may appear.