A Kentucky school district is protecting students, faculty and staff with new technology.

It's a wearable device in which teachers can sound the alarm on anything from medical emergencies to worst case scenarios and active shooter.

Our Laura Rogers shows us how it works.

It's as simple as push button, help comms.

It's essentially life alert for the schools.

Meade County schools, the first in the state to employ new safety technology.

It has provided a tool that's essential to law enforcement.

With the push of a button.

Faculty and staff can send an alert that someone's in trouble.

Be it a medical emergency or safety threat.

With this technology, we pinpoint where the problem could be and be able to attack it immediately.

It's called st Hijacks Crisis Alert.

It's been in schools across the south east for the past few years and is now making its way into Kentucky.

When we first put the technology out there, we wanted it to be a very simple solution for end users.

And so one button empowers everybody.

One press indicates a minor emergency.

Keeping the response within the school, building multiple presses places a silent 911 call, putting campus on lockdown, getting behind the door.

Every single thing that's happened ever since Parkland has obviously put safety on the front of everybody's radar and at the top of everybody's desk.

The Brandenburg police chief says, and a previous active shooter drill.

It took them 8 minutes to find the shooter.

In 44 county Tim, four.

I'm at a test with this technology.

They received a notification in 6 seconds.

To be able to have time on our hands, to be able to get to a situation and be able to stop.

That threat is critical for any situation.

Administrators say the system increases efficiency and brings peace of mind to students and staff.

We've got positioned them for success by making sure they're safe and we have a response to everyday situations and worst case scenarios.

Crisis Alert has been in Meade County schools for two months now.

The school board was prepared to use general fine dollars to pay for the system, but a local industry partnered with them to cover the cost.

Geoff Downs tells me dozens more Kentucky school districts are interested.

For Kentucky Edition, I'm Laura Rogers.

Thank you, Laura.

Faculty and staff are required to wear the device during the school day.

But administrators say many are also wearing it during after school activities like sporting events.

Just in case.