The Stakes Have Never Been Higher

School security teams face an impossible set of challenges:

• Active shooter threats — Schools need weapons detection that works in real time, not after the fact.
• Sex offenders and unauthorized visitors — Registered offenders, expelled students, and individuals involved in custody disputes can enter campuses undetected.
• Sprawling campuses, limited staff — Monitoring every entrance, parking lot, and perimeter point manually is unsustainable.
• Compliance pressure — Alyssa’s Law and state-level school safety mandates require documented, auditable security measures.
• Tight budgets — Districts can’t afford to replace hundreds of cameras just to add intelligence.

Traditional camera systems record footage but don’t act. By the time someone reviews a clip, the moment has passed. K-12 security technology needs to be proactive, not reactive.

Kognition AI: Purpose-Built Security for Schools

Kognition layers AI directly onto your existing cameras and access control hardware — no rip-and-replace required. Our platform delivers real-time threat detection, automated watchlist alerting, and campus-wide situational awareness through a single pane of glass.

🔫 Weapons Detection with ZeroEyes

Kognition integrates with ZeroEyes, the leading AI-based gun detection platform, to identify brandished firearms on camera feeds in real time. When a weapon is detected, alerts are pushed instantly to security staff, school resource officers, and local law enforcement — cutting response times from minutes to seconds.

This combination of Kognition’s camera intelligence platform and ZeroEyes’ weapons detection gives schools a layered defense system that works with the cameras already installed on campus.

👤 Watchlist Alerts for Known Threats

Kognition Watchlist uses facial recognition to instantly flag individuals who should not be on school property:

• Registered sex offenders — Automatically alert when a flagged individual appears on any camera.
• Expelled or suspended students — Prevent unauthorized re-entry.
• Custody dispute individuals — Ensure only authorized guardians access the campus.
• Banned visitors — Maintain and enforce a campus-specific restricted persons list.

Alerts are delivered in real time to designated staff, with photo verification and camera location — so your team knows exactly where to respond.

🏫 Campus Perimeter & After-Hours Monitoring

Kognition People detects and tracks human activity across your entire campus — indoors and out. Set up automated rules for:

• Perimeter intrusion — Detect individuals crossing fence lines or entering restricted zones.
• After-hours alerts — Flag any human presence on campus outside school hours.
• Loitering detection — Identify individuals lingering near entrances, playgrounds, or parking areas.

No more manually scanning dozens of camera feeds. Kognition watches every angle, 24/7, and alerts your team only when it matters.

📊 Visitor Management & People Counting

Know exactly who is on campus and how many people are in each area:

• Occupancy counting — Real-time headcounts for auditoriums, cafeterias, gymnasiums, and event spaces.
• Capacity compliance — Automated alerts when rooms approach fire code or safety limits.
• Traffic flow analysis — Understand entry/exit patterns to optimize security staffing and identify vulnerabilities.

Works with Your Existing Cameras

Kognition supports ONVIF-compliant cameras and integrates with major VMS platforms including Milestone and Axis. If your school already has cameras — and virtually every school does — Kognition can activate them as intelligent security sensors without any hardware replacement.

This means faster deployment, lower cost, and zero disruption to your school’s daily operations.

Built for Compliance

School districts face increasing regulatory requirements around campus security. Kognition provides:

• Audit-ready reporting — Documented alerts, response logs, and system health records.
• Privacy controls — Configurable retention policies and role-based access to align with FERPA and state privacy laws.
• Alyssa’s Law readiness — Technology infrastructure that supports state-mandated panic alert and threat detection requirements.

Why Schools Choose Kognition

• No new cameras needed — Works with what you already have.
• Real-time alerts — Weapons, watchlist matches, and intrusions detected in seconds.
• Single platform — Threats, people, watchlists, and vehicles in one dashboard.
• Trusted partners — Integrated with ZeroEyes, Lenovo, Milestone, and Axis.
• Enterprise-grade — Multi-patented AI deployed at Fortune 500 organizations and critical infrastructure.

Protect Your Campus Today

Every day without proactive security technology is a day your school is relying on luck. Kognition AI gives your security team the tools to detect, alert, and respond — before incidents become tragedies.

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