Uptown Panic Button App

LockNow Safety provides schools near Uptown with real-time active threat alerts and expert-led training to build effective school safety protocols. By streamlining emergency response planning, we enable school safety teams to act swiftly during active shooter incidents. Immediate alerts mean faster decisions — and LockNow Safety delivers that speed when it matters most. Our mobile-friendly application provides panic buttons to staff throughout your campus.

Across the Uptown 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

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.

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 Uptown

Uptown is a popular commercial district in southwestern minneapolis, minnesota, centered at the uptown theater at the intersection of hennepin avenue and lagoon avenue. It has traditionally spanned the corners of four neighborhoods, lowry hill east, ecco, carag and east isles neighborhoods, within the Calhoun isles community. Historically, the boundaries of uptown are bde maka ska to the west, dupont avenue to the east, 31st street to the south, and 28th street to the north. Uptown has proven to be a popular destination for those seeking retail, nightlife, and cultural events, and the district was famously written about by recording artist prince. As of 2000 the current population for uptown minneapolis was 30,564 of which 15,947 are male and 14,617 are female. The population consists of 19,314 caucasians, 4,930 blacks, 4,729 hispanics, 1,630 asians, 514 native americans, and 32 native hawaiian. Fewer than 3,600 of this population are children under 5 and citizens over the age of 65. The median age is 29 years old. The majority age of this area is people 18 years and older. The average household size is 2.05 while the average family size is 3.19. Uptown minneapolis has a total of 15,033 housing units of which 75% are renter occupied while 3% of housing units were vacant. Social characteristics showed 40.08% of population completed a bachelor’s degree or higher while 84.9% had completed a high school degree or higher. The median household income is $34,216.00, the median family income is $38,634.00.

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.