31-01-2025
Carrollton City Schools launches new safety app for emergencies
The Brief
Carrollton City Schools is implementing LifeSpot, a mobile safety app, to enhance emergency response and communication during critical situations.
LifeSpot connects school personnel with all emergency agencies simultaneously and provides a map for first responders to track individuals in danger.
The district has also increased safety measures, including locked classroom doors, controlled entry points, and the addition of five School Resource Officers.
The decision to implement LifeSpot and other safety measures was influenced by the Appalachee High School shooting, which prompted a reevaluation of security protocols.
CARROLLTON, Ga. - Carrollton City Schools is implementing a new mobile safety app.
It is an effort to keep children safe in case of the worst possible scenario.
What we know
The emergency mobile app alert system is called LifeSpot.
The cellphone app connects school personnel to all emergency agencies simultaneously.
The app presents a map to emergency personnel and enables the person in danger to be tracked by first responders.
Information can be silently typed into the app to allow for communication. For example, someone being tracked by the app can note they are barricaded in a room and the shooter is outside the door.
This will then generate a circle on a map.
What they're saying
School officials say it will help track everyone in the event of an emergency.
"Police, fire, EMS and its immediate contact with the other users of this app," explained Assistant Superintendent of Facilities and Operations, Craig George. "Everybody on campus gets it when the button is pressed."
"Giving a general idea of the person's location," George added.
Dig deeper
In addition to LifeSpot, the district has established more safety measures. It mandates that classroom doors be locked, that people must be buzzed in at all front entrances to allow for screenings, and that it now has five School Resource Officers.
The school district does not have metal detectors. "Always a discussion, but we've done other things. We now have five SROs," says George.
The idea to add a school alert system came up before last fall's Appalachee High School shooting. Four people died in the incident.
The Source
FOX 5's Kevyn Stewart spoke with Carrollton City Schools Assistant Superintendent of Facilities and Operations Craig George and used details as well as video provided by LifeSpot for this story.
