COPsync911 coming to Kittery schools; by Jesse Scardina

COPsync911 coming to Kittery schools

Kittery, Maine, school resource officer Jay Durgin stands in front of Traip Academy Wednesday morning. Durgin spearheaded the installation of COPsync911, a program for the school district that will allow teachers and staff to report emergencies to the Police Department immediately with a click of their laptop. Jesse Scardina photo

Kittery, Maine, school resource officer Jay Durgin stands in front of Traip Academy Wednesday morning. Durgin spearheaded the installation of COPsync911, a program for the school district that will allow teachers and staff to report emergencies to the Police Department immediately with a click of their laptop.

Jesse Scardina photo.

FROM THE PORTSMOUTH HERALD, CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY

By Jesse Scardina
jscardina@seacoastonline.com
NH_Portsmouth_Herald

KITTERY, Maine — With one click on a laptop, teachers will now be able to report emergencies within their classroom to the nearest police officers on patrol.

Funded through a Traip Academy Trustees grant brought forward by school resource officer Jay Durgin, all three Kittery schools will be connected to the Kittery Police Department via COPsync911, a computer application that sends emergency notifications to officers once activated by any teacher in the school.

“It streamlines and clears up any communication about an emergency within the school,” Durgin said.

 

There is more to the story, Click here for a link to the Portsmouth Herald.