Houston Panic Button App

LockNow Safety serves schools near Houston 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.

Across the Houston area, LockNow Safety equips schools with tools for immediate crisis or intruder response.

Our panic button technology enables any educator or staff member to alert the entire school within seconds of identifying a threat. Designed with insights from safety professionals and educators, the LockNow Safety App helps prevent the breakdowns in communication that contributed to incidents in Parkland, Florida and Uvalde, Texas. In emergencies, speed and shared awareness save lives.

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Customizable

Locknow Safety App offers full customization to support your campus’s safety protocols. You control who can activate alerts, drills, and other features. We recommend enabling panic button access for all staff to ensure rapid response during threats. The app supports real-time communication, allowing users to stay informed, report concerns, and share updates. You can configure text-only alerts for select users and manage multiple campuses from a single dashboard.

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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

Randy brings over 29 years of experience as a school administrator and school protection officer.
He specializes in facility safety practices and crisis communication, and is a certified instructor.
Randy offers safety training and expert guidance for churches, schools, and businesses.
With hands-on experience in every phase of the security process—from proactive planning to threat response and safety assessments—Randy delivers practical, real-world solutions.

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.

For expert safety solutions tailored to schools, churches, and businesses,

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Why Every School Needs a Panic Button System

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About Houston

Houston is the most populous city in the u.s. State of texas, fourth most populous city in the united states, as well as the sixth most populous in north america, with an estimated 2018 population of 2,325,502. Located in southeast texas near galveston bay and the gulf of mexico, it is the seat of harris county and the principal city of the greater houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth most populous metropolitan statistical area in the united states and the second most populous in texas after the dallas-fort worth metroplex, with a population of 6,997,384 in 2018. Comprising a total area of 637.4 square miles, houston is the eighth most expansive city in the united states. It is the largest city in the united states by total area, whose government is similarly not consolidated with that of a county or borough. Though primarily in harris county, small portions of the city extend into fort bend and montgomery counties, bordering other principal communities of greater houston such as sugar land and the woodlands. The city of houston was founded by land speculators on august 30, 1836, at the confluence of buffalo bayou and white oak bayou east of allen primary port following a devastating 1900 hurricane, the subsequent construction of the houston ship channel, and the texas oil boom. In the mid-20th century, houstons largest concentration of healthcare and research institutionsand nasas economy since the late 20th century has a broad industrial base in energy, manufacturing, aeronautics, and transportation. Leading in healthcare sectors and building oilfield equipment, houston has the second most fortune 500 headquarters of any u.s. Municipality within its city limits. The port of houston ranks first in the united states in international waterborne tonnage handled and second in total cargo tonnage handled. Nicknamed the and, houston has become a global city, with strengths in culture, medicine, and research. The city has a population from various ethnic and religious backgrounds and a large and growing international community. Houston is the most diverse metropolitan area in texas and has been described as the most racially and ethnically diverse major metropolis in the u.s. It is home to many cultural institutions and exhibits, which attract more than 7 million visitors a year to the museum district. Houston has an active visual and performing arts scene in the theater district and offers year-round resident companies in all major performing arts. Houston is located 165 miles in elevation. The city once relied on groundwater for its needs, but land subsidence forced the city to turn to ground-level water sources such as lake houston, lake conroe, and lake livingston. The city owns surface water rights for 1.20 billion gallons of water a day in addition to 150 million gallons a day of groundwater. The 2010 united states census reported that houston had a population of 2,100,263 residents. In 2017, the census-estimated population rose to 2,312,717, and in 2018 to 2,325,502. An estimated 600,000 undocumented immigrants reside in the houston area, comprising nearly 9% of the city’s metropolitan population.

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.