It’s another delicate start to a new school year for South High School in Willoughby Ohio. After only one week in to the new school year, on September 3, 2008, a 15 year-old sophomore brought a gun to school and began to open fire at 9:15am. The first shot was fired at the ceiling, and the second shot resonated through the halls as he shot at the school’s trophy case with his .40-caliber hand gun. It was reported a student and teacher in separate classrooms immediately called 911 to report the incident as it was occurring, and the local Police arrived within minutes from the initial call.

FloorView™ Gives Emergency Personnel Field Access to Floor Plans, Photographs, and Tactical Information to Respond to Emergency Situations.

The Ohio legislature, along with many other state legislatures, are addressing a key area of safety in our schools. Previous laws and regulations required fire and emergency drills to be conducted periodically. The new laws include provisions to assist first responders in dealing with emergencies.

Here is an article from the February, 2008, of Law Enforcement Technology that explains how our Floorview software helps law enforcement to better deal with crisis situations.

Here's an illustration of one of the security problems faced by schools today.

Here is something that happened at a school very close to my home. Even though authorities think it's probably a prank, it still causes concern. No one has a solution that will eliminate pranks, but CRS has a solution to help first responders and school officials save lives in the event of a crisis.

Our products and services were designed to help with difficult situations, as discussed on this local news broadcast.