Law makes "mobile panic alert systems" in OK school districts mandatory

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A law that went into effect at the start of the 2024-2025 school year mandated school districts across Oklahoma to implement a mobile panic alert system. The legislation is called “Alyssa’s Law,” named after a victim in the Parkland, Florida school shooting.

The new alert system was used last week during a school shooting in Georgia. Two students and two teachers died in the shooting, but authorities believe more people could have died if it wasn’t for a teacher using the alert app to notify police.