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School safety software trusted by 60,000 K-12 campuses worldwide.

Raptor Technologies provides integrated school safety software used by more than 60,000 K-12 schools across 55 countries. Their platform covers visitor screening, volunteer management, emergency response, and student well-being case management. On MarketScale, Raptor shares expert perspectives on school security, campus operations, and the technology keeping students safe.

51 episodes
Channel Brief·Raptor Technologies · 51 episodes
Updated Apr 28, 2026

School safety hinges on relationships, not just security systems.

Raptor Technologies' channel argues that emotional safety, trusted adults, and proactive culture beat reactive protocols. The proof: dozens of school leaders sharing how restorative practices, early identification, and community prevent crises.

The channel's core argument is that school safety extends far beyond physical security measures and active shooter protocols. Instead, it rests on emotional safety, belonging, trusted adult relationships, and proactive systems that identify students struggling before incidents occur. Episodes consistently feature school leaders, psychologists, and law enforcement officers making the case that culture, resilience-building, and early intervention are the actual levers that keep students safe.

Drawn from How Rural Schools Are Redefining School Safety… and 3 more →

“School safety extends beyond physical security to include emotional well-being.”

Tim Dykes, Assistant Principal for Culture and Climate, York Community High School

By the numbers

1 in 26

people affected by epilepsy, making staff training essential.

1,700+

principals surveyed in the Behavioral Threat Assessment Report.

1 in 10

people will experience a seizure, requiring school staff readiness.

What the channel argues

InsightProactive frameworks and intentional relationship-building prevent crises more effectively than reactive protocols.→
InsightEarly identification of students lacking strong adult relationships is more impactful than high-profile threat response.→
DataEpilepsy affects 1 in 26 people, and 1 in 10 will experience a seizure, requiring mandatory staff training compliance.→
InsightAnonymous reporting requires a culture of trust and training to function; it serves mental health early intervention, not just threat reporting.→
InsightBehavioral threat assessment must integrate a student's digital presence and include a tech-savvy educator to avoid misidentification.→
InsightRestorative practices hold students accountable while addressing root causes, reducing school-to-prison pipeline referrals.→

What you'll learn

•Why monitoring student movement and visibility reduces bullying, vandalism, and unsafe meetups before they escalate.
•How threat assessment teams differ from crisis teams: the former prevents, the latter recovers post-incident.
•Why neurodivergent behaviors must be distinguished from targeted violence to avoid misidentifying autism spectrum traits as genuine threat indicators.
•How school resource officers function as law enforcement, educators, and mentors simultaneously, not just emergency responders.
•Why event security (assemblies, football games) requires the same protocols and technology as daily campus operations.

What to do about it

→Build a crisis team and threat assessment team with clearly defined roles before an emergency occurs; include a school psychologist and tech-savvy educator.
→Implement an anonymous reporting system paired with staff and student training on how it works and what happens after a report is filed.
→Audit your current threat assessment process to ensure it accounts for students' digital presence, family context, and neurodivergent traits to avoid false positives.

Who and what shows up

Dr. Miguel Salazar

Principal, Sundown Middle School, Sundown, Texas

Shares how proactive frameworks, community values, and intentional relationship-building transform rural school environments for safety.

Chris Noell

Chief Product Officer, Raptor Technologies

Articulates the vision behind StudentSafe, emphasizing early identification, staff tools, and sensitive information protection in proactive support systems.

Will Durgin

Director of Student Well-Being, Raptor Technologies

Discusses the Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Report findings and emphasizes systemic data collection and parent engagement as critical improvement opportunities.

Chief Ronald Applin

Chief of Police, Atlanta Public Schools

Explains how specialized officer training in mental health, social-emotional learning, and restorative practices redirects at-risk students away from criminalization and the school-to-prison pipeline.

Michele Gay

Co-founder, Safe and Sound Schools

Highlights the Averted School Violence Project, which documents 'saves' and provides actionable prevention lessons rooted in strong relationships and early intervention.

Questions this channel answers

Q

What does school safety actually mean beyond physical security?

School safety includes emotional safety, a sense of belonging, meaningful student connections, mental health support, and the presence of trusted adults. It is not limited to physical barriers or active shooter protocols.

How Rural Schools Are Redefining School Safety Through R… →
Q

How can schools identify at-risk students before a crisis occurs?

By proactively identifying students who lack strong adult relationships, monitoring behavioral and digital warning signs, training staff to spot changes in isolation or hygiene, and using threat assessment protocols that focus on support rather than punishment.

How Rural Schools Are Redefining School Safety Through R… →
Q

Why does threat assessment need to account for digital behavior?

A student's digital world is part of their complete threat profile. Including a tech-savvy educator on the assessment team ensures that online communications, social media activity, and digital relationships are accurately evaluated alongside physical campus observations.

Behavior Threat Assessment and Management in the Digital… →
Q

What is the difference between a crisis team and a threat assessment team?

Threat assessment teams proactively evaluate and manage potential threats before they escalate. Crisis teams address mental health recovery and long-term student wellbeing support after an incident occurs.

Being Prepared: The Role of School Crisis Teams →
Q

How do restorative practices reduce the school-to-prison pipeline?

Restorative practices hold students accountable through relationship-building and repair rather than criminalization, allowing officers and intervention specialists to mentor at-risk youth toward positive trajectories instead of pushing them into the criminal justice system.

Shaping Successful Citizens: Destroying the School-to-Pr… →
Topics:Threat assessment and behavioral managementRestorative practices and student accountabilityAnonymous reporting and early intervention systemsCrisis response planning and reunificationMental health and student wellness integration
Themes:Culture and relationships as the foundation of safetyProactive identification and early intervention over reactive crisis responseRestorative accountability and student wellbeing as alternatives to punitive systems

Industry context

Workplace and school safety operations are shifting from reactive incident response to proactive threat assessment and early intervention approaches. Industry leaders now prioritize predictive cultures and systemic prevention over response-focused models.