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Highlights
Raising the bar for student safety and communication
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Challenges
School officials in north central Alabama needed a wireless solution to quickly connect with bus drivers during incidents and emergencies, ensuring communication on school bus fleets, especially in a crisis.
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Solutions
Blount, Jefferson and St. Clair County Schools chose FirstNet and FirstNet Rapid Response – a mission-critical push-to-talk solution – for quick, reliable communication between drivers, the districts and public safety professionals.
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Results
FirstNet is providing the consistent connectivity the districts need to improve communications among drivers, school resource officers and law enforcement to help them keep students safe.
Solutions
Enhancing communication and always-on priority
About
Improving safety communications in north central Alabama
About Alabama county school districts
Located in north central Alabama, Blount, Jefferson and St. Clair County Schools collectively serve over 40,000 students across an area exceeding 2,300 square miles. This region is home to about 824,000 residents, encompassing diverse communities with varying educational needs.
These school districts prioritize student safety, using advanced FirstNet solutions to enhance communication, emergency response and keep their communities safe across a vast region.
