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Alyssa’s Law

Alyssa’s Law, as part of House Bill (HB) 322, requires district-wide and building-level school safety teams to consider including a mobile panic alert system in their respective safety plans. These systems must: 

  • Be capable of connecting diverse emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between multiple first responder agencies.
  • Integrate with local public safety answering point infrastructure to transmit 911 calls and mobile activations. 

See how Raptor Alerting solutions support Alyssa’s Law compliance in Tennessee Schools. 

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Raptor Alerting Solutions

Raptor provides multiple alerting methods to enable staff to silently and more easily expedite the call for help during emergencies, ensuring compliance with Alyssa’s Law. Designed to work under duress, Raptor Alert and Raptor Badge Alert provide a silent panic alert system for school staff. The system: 

  • Integrates with existing digital security systems, maps, and peripherals through the Raptor Connect bi-directional integration platform, streamlining a school’s digital emergency response activations, speeding notifications, and minimizing the impact of the situation. 
  • Is compatible with all standard Public Safety Answering Points and emergency calling infrastructure, and is RapidSOS Ready, accelerating the transfer of critical emergency alert data to 911 and with first responders during emergencies. 
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What Our Customers Say

“The way to keep your schools or anywhere safe is adding those extra layers of security that it takes to put between people that don’t need to be there, and the school community, and Raptor is a system that we use that provides another layer of safety and security for us.”
Tim Gilmer, Chief Support Services OfficerJackson-Madison County Schools
“It was an individual that was coming to campus for the first time, who was going to do some contract work and with new visitors, he was screened in and there was a flag. He never had an opportunity to work in our schools and he was immediately escorted out of the building.”
Jerry Boyd, Superintendent Washington County Tennessee Schools
For a decade since my involvement with Raptor, I have experienced continual support from the Sales, Customer Success, and especially the Technical Support teams. The Raptor teams were invaluable at each step along our implementation and enhancement journey. Their national growth, in my perspective, is directly tied to their customer-centric focus.
Robert Williams, Systems AnalystMemphis-Shelby County Schools

Tennessee School Safety Mandates

In addition to requiring schools to consider implementing mobile panic alert systems, HB 322 also requires:

  • Every school district to establish threat assessment teams.

  • Every public and private school to develop annual safety plans, including an incident command drill for school leaders and law enforcement.

  • Private security guards to receive active shooter training prior to being posted at schools.

Raptor supports Tennessee schools in complying with these mandates with: 

  • Raptor StudentSafe™ to support your district’s threat assessment teams in capturing low-level concerns, streamlining behavioral treat and suicide risk assessments, and managing cases of bullying, sexual harassment, and other wellbeing concerns. 
  • Raptor Drill Manager to automate scheduling, conducting, and reporting on mandated drills. 
  • Age-appropriate active shooter training via the Safe Kids H.E.R.O Program, FREE with the purchase of any Raptor software. 

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ESSER Funding

Available Funding

The state of Tennessee has allocated funding to enhance school safety, and additional federal grant opportunities are available to further support these initiatives. The following programs align with Raptor’s solutions:

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$20M Public School Security Grant

The Public School Security Grant provides $20M in reimbursement grants to public schools throughout Tennessee for enhancing school safety for students and staff.  

Allowable expenses include: 

The obligation deadline for the FY26 Public School Security Grant has been extended. This means any unspent grant funds may be carried over into the upcoming fiscal year (FY27) when schools complete their Final Expenditure Report (FER), which will be available beginning July 1, 2026, and due by October 1, 2026.

FY26 COPS SVPP

Application deadlines: The Grants.gov application deadline is August 4, 2026, and the JustGrants application deadline is August 11, 2026.

The FY26 Community Oriented Policing Services School Violence Prevention Program (COPS SVPP) will provide an estimated total of $73M for K-12 school security improvements. Allowable expenses include:

FY26 School Safety Enhancement Program

Application deadline: July 28, 2026

The FY26 School Safety Enhancement Program will provide a total of $93M to State Educational Agencies (SEAs) for school safety systems and physical security. Allowable expenses include:

Allowable expenses include: 

Related Resources

Resources

Alyssa’s Law in Focus: Enhancing School Safety with Silent Panic Alarms

Join our experts for a deep dive into Alyssa’s Law and the pivotal role of silent panic alert technology. 

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Jackson Madison County Schools Promote Safety by Using Raptor System

Learn how Raptor is helping Jackson Madison County Schools and other Tennessee schools keep unwanted entrants out.

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