The system upgrade will directly contact emergency services with the push of a button, eliminating the need for a 911 call. When the button is pushed, the cameras already installed will automatically send a live feed to emergency dispatch.
In a meeting yesterday, the Board of Commissioners approved the use of up to $5 million of 2014 SPLOST public safety funds.
"After the tragic events in schools elsewhere, I believe we must do all we can to protect the students in our public schools here in Gwinnett," said Board Chairman Charlotte Nash in a press release.
132 Gwinnett County schools and four Buford City schools will receive the upgrades.
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