Panic Buttons Won’t Save Our Kids: America’s Failed Approach to School Violence

How Reactive Security Measures Are Failing America’s Children

The Alabama House of Representatives recently approved a bill mandating that all public schools install panic button systems by 2030. Alabama joins a growing list of states—including Texas, Florida, and New Jersey—grappling with school shootings by installing high-tech panic buttons meant to alert law enforcement during emergencies instantly. But this t…