We are living in crazy times. A founder and CEO of a security solutions company has designed a rapid-deploy safe room system that can expend in ten seconds as an extra safety measure against active shooters.
Kevin Thomas of KT Security Solutions and his team initially created ballistic shelters for the military. But after the events in Uvalde, Texas, he came up with the idea to help protect students and teachers in case of an active shooter emergency.
“Our goal here is to give every kid an opportunity to go home in the evening,” said Thomas. “This is not going to fix the issues that cause these things. But it’s going to give us a protective way to go until we figure that out as a community and as a nation.”
Thomas introduced his design to State Senator Garlan Gudger, who then connected him to Kyle Kallhoff, the Cullman City Schools Superintendent.
From there, West Elementary, located in Alabama, became the first school to test the idea. The floor-to-ceiling system is currently in two classrooms at the school.
“In the unimaginable thought or action of a shooter, this is a safe place for the students or the teacher to get in,” said Kallhoff.
Two classrooms currently have the Rapid-Deploy Safe Room System set up.
Thomas, Kalloff, and many other leaders hope that the systems will eventually be installed throughout the country.
