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SAM Suite for District Safety

More instruction.Less disruption.

Screen threats. Focus attention. Respond with context.

SAM brings voice and email threat screening, controlled review, and evidence organization together in one school-safety suite. Consequential decisions remain with authorized school and law-enforcement personnel.

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How SAM protects instruction

Prevent. Assess. Respond.

SAM works quietly across the district’s existing voice and email environment, bringing authorized people the evidence they need without creating another system that demands constant attention.

1Prevent

Screen incoming threats

SAM-Voice and SAM-Email screen for threat patterns and route suspicious calls or messages into controlled human review.

2Assess

Help people assess credibility faster

SAM organizes indicators and relevant threat information for authorized review. People—not software—make credibility and response decisions.

3Respond

Give law enforcement an organized starting point

SAM-LE is designed to help authorized law-enforcement personnel organize approved case information for human review. Investigative, charging, disclosure, and legal-process decisions remain with the agency.

Student-identifying data stays under district control by design.

SAM is designed to keep student-identifying data under district control, minimize data before authorized sharing, and stop an outbound workflow when required privacy processing is unavailable. Release and deployment verification, district policy, and legal authority still govern any disclosure.

School Threats Are a National Problem

Schools impacted by threat incidents, 2024-25 — hover a state for detail, click to explore all states

Alabama — 435 schools affected · 22% of students exposed · $8.3M taxpayer costArizona — 286 schools affected · 18% of students exposed · $17.8M taxpayer costArkansas — 86 schools affected · 7% of students exposed · $1.5M taxpayer costCalifornia — 1,001 schools affected · 10% of students exposed · $50.2M taxpayer costColorado — 627 schools affected · 31% of students exposed · $16.6M taxpayer costConnecticut — 229 schools affected · 20% of students exposed · $17.4M taxpayer costDelaware — 21 schools affected · 9% of students exposed · $1.2M taxpayer costDistrict of Columbia — 6 schools affected · 1% of students exposed · $0.4M taxpayer costFlorida — 3,851 schools affected · 60% of students exposed · $117.0M taxpayer costGeorgia — 1,136 schools affected · 34% of students exposed · $55.8M taxpayer costIdaho — 55 schools affected · 6% of students exposed · $0.5M taxpayer costIllinois — 1,314 schools affected · 26% of students exposed · $76.9M taxpayer costIndiana — 191 schools affected · 11% of students exposed · $8.9M taxpayer costIowa — 168 schools affected · 15% of students exposed · $4.8M taxpayer costKansas — 435 schools affected · 29% of students exposed · $5.4M taxpayer costKentucky — 715 schools affected · 36% of students exposed · $12.0M taxpayer costLouisiana — 607 schools affected · 31% of students exposed · $11.2M taxpayer costMaine — 209 schools affected · 34% of students exposed · $8.4M taxpayer costMaryland — 1,886 schools affected · 95% of students exposed · $70.0M taxpayer costMassachusetts — 509 schools affected · 18% of students exposed · $35.2M taxpayer costMichigan — 796 schools affected · 19% of students exposed · $15.0M taxpayer costMinnesota — 217 schools affected · 8% of students exposed · $9.2M taxpayer costMississippi — 160 schools affected · 14% of students exposed · $1.9M taxpayer costMissouri — 396 schools affected · 16% of students exposed · $10.1M taxpayer costMontana — 227 schools affected · 42% of students exposed · $1.9M taxpayer costNebraska — 64 schools affected · 9% of students exposed · $1.5M taxpayer costNevada — 46 schools affected · 9% of students exposed · $2.0M taxpayer costNew Hampshire — 23 schools affected · 2% of students exposed · $0.7M taxpayer costNew Jersey — 292 schools affected · 12% of students exposed · $14.9M taxpayer costNew Mexico — 205 schools affected · 22% of students exposed · $8.7M taxpayer costNew York — 304 schools affected · 6% of students exposed · $20.9M taxpayer costNorth Carolina — 2,210 schools affected · 68% of students exposed · $83.3M taxpayer costNorth Dakota — 34 schools affected · 10% of students exposed · $0.9M taxpayer costOhio — 1,055 schools affected · 24% of students exposed · $27.2M taxpayer costOklahoma — 365 schools affected · 28% of students exposed · $5.8M taxpayer costOregon — 100 schools affected · 10% of students exposed · $5.1M taxpayer costPennsylvania — 383 schools affected · 9% of students exposed · $14.4M taxpayer costRhode Island — 5 schools affected · 1% of students exposed · $0.1M taxpayer costSouth Carolina — 513 schools affected · 30% of students exposed · $9.4M taxpayer costSouth Dakota — 14 schools affected · 5% of students exposed · $0.3M taxpayer costTennessee — 1,399 schools affected · 52% of students exposed · $19.4M taxpayer costTexas — 5,162 schools affected · 46% of students exposed · $123.4M taxpayer costUtah — 246 schools affected · 15% of students exposed · $5.9M taxpayer costVermont — 71 schools affected · 14% of students exposed · $0.8M taxpayer costVirginia — 854 schools affected · 30% of students exposed · $26.7M taxpayer costWashington — 303 schools affected · 12% of students exposed · $9.4M taxpayer costWest Virginia — 21 schools affected · 4% of students exposed · $0.7M taxpayer costWisconsin — 275 schools affected · 12% of students exposed · $5.1M taxpayer costWyoming — 19 schools affected · 11% of students exposed · $0.5M taxpayer cost
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Source: TDR School Threat Pipeline - 120,000+ schools tracked daily. Hover any state for its numbers; click to open the full state table.

The problem, by the numbers

Four school years of data. One conclusion: prevention pays.

$2.10B
Taxpayer cost of school threats, 2021-2025
$946M
Cost in the 2024-25 school year alone
29,575
Schools affected in 2024-25
18.8M
Students impacted in 2024-25
435
Congressional districts with at least one school threat
Source: TDR Technology Solutions, Annual School Threat Impact Report 2024-2025
The human cost

Students, Parents, and School Staff Don't Need to Be Terrorized by Fake Threats

A hoax is not harmless. A fake bomb threat still means a real lockdown - students sheltering in place, teachers securing classrooms, parents racing to campus, and days of lost instruction. Prevention isn't just cheaper than response. It's how school keeps feeling safe.

Largest cost driver: across four years of national data, the mental-health impact on students exceeds every response expense.

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Partner for Safer Schools

At TDR Technology Solutions, countering threats to educational institutions is our expertise. We focus on critical issues like swatting, shooting threats, bullying, harassment, bomb threats, Apple AirDrop threats, social media threats, notes left in school, verbal threats, and email threats using advanced technology and innovation to ensure your school's safety and security.

Leading in Technology & Expertise

We are a global leader in preventing and safeguarding schools. We equip your institution with effective tools and strategies to manage and prevent threats, making us a sought-after partner in confronting security risks.

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Making a Difference

We understand the gravity of security threats and work closely with districts and technology leaders to avert them. The costs of dealing with security incidents can be overwhelming, from determining the cause to legal counsel and public relations. At TDR Technology Solutions, our focus is on delivering proactive solutions that mitigate these costs and ensure safer schools through collaboration. To learn more, visit our About page.

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