METHUEN, Mass. (WHDH) – Methuen police tested a new technology aimed at keeping students safe in the event of a school shooting.
The technology is the first of its kind as school shootings across the country have increased in recent years.
The state-of-the-art system installed in a Methuen school involved a system of sensors that can instantaneously alert police and administrators where shots are fired.
“As soon as a shot is fired, within a second, it’ll snap on my phone, tell me which school, the location of the shot. So they know immediately where to go,” said Superintendent Judith Scannell.
Methuen live tests active shooter system in school