P: Dallas ISD Discusses Safety and Security Investments Available with Potential Bond Package
Dallas ISD Board Hears Remarks from School Security Professional DALLAS, TX — On Tuesday, members of the Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees continued their discussions and review of options for a 2020 education bond package. While the Board is still considering plans that range from $2.7 billion to $3.7 billion, all proposals include important investments in school safety and security improvements. With the rate of emergency events in our schools on the rise,...
P: Dickinson ISD Leadership: Importance of Texas School Safety
Texas School Administration Conference in Austin AUSTIN, TX — Dickinson ISD Assistant Superintendent Robert Cobb, in partnership with the nation’s leading interoperable communications company Mutualink, attended the Texas Association for School Administrators (TASA) Midwinter Conference in Austin this week to lead a lecture on a topic at the forefront of the minds of so many school leaders, teachers, and parents: school safety. The TASA Midwinter Conference has become the most popular conference of the year for Texas...
Senate committee explores how Texans can prevent mass violence
Texas Senate Select Committee on Mass Violence Meets Thank you to Wes Rapaport for speaking with Mutualink's Solutions Executive in Texas, Devra Kelly, last week in Austin to discuss the legislature's focus on solving mass violence in Texas. In addition to Texas Department of Public Safety, several county public safety agencies and school districts use Mutualink's interoperability platform to improve communications and information sharing. The solution connects disparate radio systems within and agency, and also...
Texas Schools Could Be Helped by Communications Platform
Communications Platform Used by Dept. of Homeland Security Could Help Texas Schools Respond in an Emergency DALLAS, TX — This week, Texas School Administrators and Texas School Boards gathered for their annual convention at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas. On the minds of many: school safety. And in the wake of recent tragedies in across Texas, school leaders are looking for ways not only to prevent a school shooting, but how to...
SCHOOL SAFETY LEADER URGES INTEROPERABLE COMMS
SCHOOL SAFETY LEADER URGES INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS TO TX LEGISLATURE Capt. Francis of Seminole County Sheriff’s Office Recounts Lessons Learned and Advocates for Instant Radio and Video Sharing Between Schools and Law Enforcement Wallingford, CT – Mutualink, Inc. a leading worldwide provider of secure interoperable communications solutions, today announced that school safety leader Captain Rick Francis of the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, located in Seminole County, Florida, delivered powerful testimony to the Texas House of Representatives...
Case Study: How FIRSTNET Helped a Texas Agency Use Video Technologies
First responders reap the benefits of mobile video technologies when they have access to a robust & reliable network By Jacque Miller-Waring At first glance, Brazos County is like most other sprawling Texas communities with deep roots in farming and ranching. One look at the bustling city of Bryan or the thriving academic center of Texas A&M University explains why this southeast central part of Texas is quickly becoming known as an ideal place to...
