Cedar Rapids Panic Button App

LockNow Safety serves schools near Cedar Rapids by providing panic button technology to School Administrators and Safety Coordinators. LockNow Safety equips schools with the active threat alerts and training needed to develop and implement effective safety mitigation practices. This enables school safety teams to ensure an immediate response to active shooter attacks. The safest response to an intruder is the fastest response, and immediate alerts from LockNow Safety bring this to your campus.

In Cedar Rapids, LockNow Safety provides schools with the ability to act without delay when a threat arises.

Our panic button feature allows any staff member to instantly notify the entire campus of an intruder, ensuring no time is lost. Developed through years of experience and cross-sector collaboration, the LockNow Safety App addresses the communication gaps that have proven deadly in past school emergencies. The key to a swift response is making sure everyone knows — immediately.

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Customizable

The Locknow Safety App is tailored to meet the unique needs of your campus. You decide who can send alerts, initiate drills, and manage permissions. We recommend giving all staff access to the panic button for active threat situations. During emergencies, the app simplifies communication, allowing users to receive updates, report issues, and share vital information. You can also assign specific users to receive text alerts only. Whether your school has one campus or several, Locknow gives you full control over user settings.

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Authorities

The LockNow Safety App allows first responders and cooperating authorities to receive instant notifications via app or text alerts during an intruder situation.
These critical partners in emergency response can be registered to receive only real active threat alerts, avoiding interruptions from routine drills.
When a panic button is activated, registered authorities are notified simultaneously with school personnel, helping improve overall response times.

What Are People Saying

Korey Miles, Superintendent of Mound City Schools, stated:
“We have used the LockNow Safety App in real crisis situations, unfortunately two times.
It has enabled us to alert our staff immediately and keep them up to date as the event unfolded.
It gives our staff peace of mind that we can communicate immediately.”

Schools using LockNow Safety benefit from responsive, personalized support.
Our team takes over when technology challenges arise, removing the burden from administrators.
With leadership experience at our core, we know how to serve without adding stress.
Every person is treated individually because safety is not just a system—it’s a commitment.

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Our Founder

With more than 29 years of service in education and school safety, Randy has dedicated his career to protecting learning environments.
Whether it”s planning ahead, reacting in real time, or reviewing what”s already in place, Randy has been directly involved in every step of the security journey.
As a certified instructor and seasoned administrator, he teaches vital safety practices and crisis response techniques to schools, churches, and local businesses.

Our Passion

Creating a safe and confident environment is more important than ever. If your school is considering panic button technology to improve active threat response, our team is ready to help.


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About Cedar Rapids

Cedar rapids is the second-largest city in iowa and is the county seat of linn county. The city lies on both banks of the cedar river, 20 miles northeast of des moines, the state’s capital and largest city. It is a part of the cedar rapids/iowa city corridor of linn, benton, cedar, jones, johnson, and washington counties. As of the 2010 united states census, the city population was 126,326. The estimated population of the three-county metropolitan statistical area, which includes the nearby cities of marion and hiawatha, was 255,452 in 2008. Cedar rapids is an economic hub of the state, located at the core of the interstate 380 corridor. The cedar rapids metropolitan statistical area corridor and collectively have a population of over 450,000. A flourishing center for arts and culture in eastern iowa, the city is home to the cedar rapids museum of art, the national czech & slovak museum & library, the paramount theatre, orchestra iowa, theatre cedar rapids, the african-american historical museum and cultural center of iowa, the iowa cultural corridor alliance. In the 1990s and 2000s, several cedar rapidians became well-known actors, including bobby driscoll, ashton kutcher, elijah wood, and ron livingston. The city is the setting for the musical the pajama game and the comedy film cedar rapids. Cedar rapids is nicknamed the, for the so-called which is time to enjoy the other four. The symbol of the five seasons is the tree of five seasons sculpture in downtown along the north river bank. The name and representations of the sculpture appear throughout the city in many forms. The city is divided into four quadrants, used in addressing. 1st avenue divides the north and south sides of the city, and the cedar river divides east and west. Mays island, in the middle of the river, is the only area of the city where addresses have no quadrant. Areas outside the city limits that have a cedar rapids mailing address do not use the quadrants either. The cedar rapids metropolitan statistical area consists of linn, benton, and jones counties. The msa had a 2000 census population of 237,230, with an estimated 2008 population of 255,452; linn county was the only county in the msa before the msa was redefined after the 2000 census.

If your school is seeking assistance with enhancing your instituion’s safety measures, feel free to contact us at team@locknowapp.com. Our team specializes in providing comprehensive safety solutions for churches, schools, and businesses. We are dedicated to helping you create a secure and welcoming environment that allows your school to grow with peace of mind.

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