The Center for Applied Technology for School Security
The Center for Applied Technology for School Security (CATS2) mission is to save lives in K–12 schools by transforming emergency response. We deliver cutting-edge tools like OWL ECO to ensure critical communication in the first minutes of a crisis—empowering schools, protecting students, and closing the safety gap no child should face.
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PLAY ·2025 Grants ChallengeFirst Minutes Matter: Safer Schools with Owl
With a rising number of k-12 active shooters, the Cats2.org’s Owl Emergency Communications Orchestration, enables calm, clear communication and situational awareness to ensure safety in the deadliest time in a k-12 shooting, minutes prior to law enforcement arriving. Created by top security technology professionals, and vetted by law enforcement nationally, the Owl, a phone based, geo-fenced, geo-location, private software as a platform is available free to k-12 in need. Schools should not have to pay to keep our children safe.