ZeroNow, Funded By Surveillance Tech Sellers, Aims To End School Shootings

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Overview ** ************

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ZeroNow **-********

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Launching *******

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Everyone ****** ***** *** ** *** ****. If there's someone who represents an industry partner, they ***** ***** ***** *** ** *** ****. We sit around and we sit around a Zoom meeting like this and discuss specific issues that are impacting school safety.

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Denying ********** *******

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State *********** **** ** **** ***** ****** ******. They don't understand the holistic approach, about having a safety team and understanding your vulnerabilities, and then from those vulnerability gaps, funding technology tools that can fill those gaps. It's the other way around. It's *** *** *** ***** *****.

We **** ******* **** ********** ************** ** *** ***** ********. We're advocating for a holistic approach — giving school administrators and policymakers a big picture. [Emphasis Added.]

"Collective ****** *****"

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"Path ** ***** *******"

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Surveillance ********** ***************

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"It *****'* ***** **** ****** **********"

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It *****'* ***** **** ****** **********. It starts with leadership. Who owns your safety team? Do you have a safety director for your district? Who else is on this duty team? What *** **** **** *** *************** for your specific district? How do you know whether to buy cameras or [ballistic] film or access control systems or a PA system or two-way radios under you understand what your school district's [safety needs] look like? [Emphasis Added.]

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Structure & ****** *****

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No *** ************ ** ****** *** **** *** **** *** ******. In fact, industry members are open to input and insights from the other sectors, especially the education sector and associations. Like ** *********, **** **** ** *****-*********** ** ***** *** ********* across multi-disciplinary education fields facilitates the development of school safety innovations and insights. [Emphasis Added.]

Industry-Partner ******

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** ******** * ***(*)(*) ***********, ******* is * **********-***** ************ ***can ****** ******* *** ******* ** ********* ****** ****** ******* *********** *************, advocacy, and the advancement of security technologies and practices. There is no one solution which is why all these leaders need to come together-from industry, from academia, from education, from law enforcement, to discuss ways to help keep children safe. [Emphasis Added.]

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This ********* ** ********* ** *** ********** ********* to establish a respectable code of conduct as a Partner and maintain integrity of practices:

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Advisory ******* *******

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Explanation *** **** ** **********

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Evolv ******* **********

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Checks & ********

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** *** ***** ********** ****** "*************,"we ****** * ****** ****** ******* ********* ********* ** ********** ******** ******. Panelists currently associated with a vendor bring their rich background experiences to the table, having previously held roles such as school safety director, superintendent, or police chief. We also issue a “Call for Panelists” prior to programs to solicit the broader community with expertise in a specific topic. [Emphasis Added.]

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** ******. ******* ** ***,this *** *** **** ** ***** ***** ******** ** *** ***** ***** ******** ********. Speakers focus on sharing solutions that advance our mission and thus are more likely to highlight strengths than weaknesses or perhaps address a general deficiency while grounded in objectivity. [Emphasis Added.]

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"The *****" ******** ** ********** ********

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We ******* **, *** *** ******** ****** **, ******* ********* *** ********* **** *********** **** ****** **********. Schools and communities deserve the right to choose what is best for their environments and a free market that ensures the best value. Any company in the school safety and security business that hinders competition via mandates to limit competition is protecting its bottom line ahead of protecting schools. [Emphasis Added.]