The system, which authorities say was put in place about a week ago, prevented a "much larger tragedy,” Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said.
For a matter of seconds as someone chucks a new battery in the badge, sure.
There’s not a lot of information about how the system actually works, but schools are typically quite budget conscious organisations, so I can’t imagine just throwing out the badge when the battery dies would go down well.
Or, you know, change the battery. Which would take seconds per unit if you’re doing a whole bunch of them.
Which would lead to a gap in protection. It’s also not clear if the battery is easily serviced
For a matter of seconds as someone chucks a new battery in the badge, sure.
There’s not a lot of information about how the system actually works, but schools are typically quite budget conscious organisations, so I can’t imagine just throwing out the badge when the battery dies would go down well.