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Texas Launches Sentinel to Enhance School Safety

Jul 25, 2024, 08:27 PM

Texas has launched Sentinel, an innovative school safety system designed to enhance the security of students, faculty, and staff in school buildings across the state. The system aims to expand Texas' threat assessments process, improve real-time communication, and bolster school safety standards. Sentinel will support all schools in Texas by monitoring safety policies and conducting threat assessments. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will receive data from districts on various safety measures, including door checks, threat assessments, and intrusion detection audits. This initiative follows two years after the Uvalde incident, with officials asserting that schools are now safer.