By RICK GREEN, LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — The police department and the school district have discontinued a program in which teachers could use a computer application to send a message to police cars in the event of an active shooter situation.
Police Chief Matt Canfield said the 911 system will suffice in the event of such an emergency.
The program, called CopSync, notifies police cars nearest to a school where the application has been activated. Computers in patrol units also had the program's software. Other functions of the program included floor plans for schools.
Canfield said the company providing the application did not provide the training needed for its use.
The school district spent $15,000 on the program a year ago, which was offset by a grant, and the police department paid a $3,600 yearly fee.
“It sounds like a good program in theory,” Canfield said, “but people in these situations use their cell phones to call 911. “Student safety is not the least bit in jeopardy.”
He said the original company that sold the software went bankrupt. A new company is now offering the system.
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