Campuses at the Mercedes Independent School District are expected to be safer by the end of the school year thanks to a new crisis alert system.

The new system is a wearable device that’s activated with the click of a button.

Every single Mercedes ISD employee will be issued a panic alert badge, according to district federal programs director Lisa Cantu.

“We didn't want to go with a system that would ask our teachers to download an app or have to fumble through a phone or have to run to a panic alert button,” Cantu said. “The crisis alert system is a really small device, it's wearable… and it's inconspicuous.”

The badge has a button that, when clicked three times, alerts campus administrators of an emergency. Clicking the button eight times alerts administrators and local law enforcement.

The button can be used during a school threat, a medical emergency, or a school fight, Cantu said. It'll work from any campus — even from the bathroom, parking lot or practice field.

The school district said they plan to have the system ready for use in three months. 

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