5 Ways Flock Safety is Transforming School Campus Safety — Starting with a Smarter Dismissal Line

For students, dismissal is often the most anticipated part of the school day. For administrators and parents, it can be the most stressful. Long car lines, frantic coordination, and lingering safety concerns create a chaotic environment just as hundreds of students transition from campus to home.

Flock Safety and Raptor Technologies are working together to change that. In a newly announced strategic partnership, the two companies are combining their expertise in public and school safety to simplify—and secure—the car line experience. But this collaboration is just one example of how Flock’s innovative safety technology is improving life on campus.

Here are five ways Flock Safety helps schools build safer, smarter environments for students, families, and educators:

1. Streamlining Dismissal with Automated Vehicle Matching

Through its new integration with Raptor® DismissalSafe™, Flock Safety is bringing license plate reader (LPR) technology to the school car line. As vehicles enter school grounds, solar-powered, LTE-connected LPR cameras automatically read license plates and match them to a database of approved pickups. Students are then quickly and securely matched to their correct ride.

The result? Shorter wait times, smoother operations, and greater peace of mind for everyone involved.

“This partnership puts student safety at the forefront,” said Garrett Langley, CEO and Co-Founder of Flock Safety. “By combining our strengths with Raptor, we can improve security and efficiency during one of the most challenging times of day.”

2. Preventing Unauthorized Access to Campus

Flock’s Vehicle Fingerprint® Technology doesn’t just read plates; it builds a unique profile of every vehicle, based on objective characteristics like make, model, body type, and color. This gives schools the ability to proactively manage access, flag unauthorized vehicles, and receive alerts about unusual activity before someone even sets foot on campus.

Combined with existing protocols and access controls, this creates a smarter perimeter that works quietly in the background to enhance daily security.

3. Supporting Emergency Response and Investigations

In crisis situations, whether it’s a missing student, an attempted abduction or a security threat, every second counts. Flock Safety’s platform enables administrators and law enforcement to search for vehicles based on appearance, license plate or travel pattern, giving responders a rapid way to identify suspects or witnesses.

This tool helps schools respond with confidence and coordination, often in partnership with local law enforcement, to resolve incidents quickly and safely.

4. Deploying Scalable Safety Infrastructure, Fast

Schools don’t have time for months-long installations or complicated hardware. Flock’s LPR cameras are solar-powered, LTE-connected, and can be deployed quickly—often in a matter of hours—with no need for trenching or cabling. The hardware is weatherproof, self-contained, and maintained as part of a turnkey subscription model.

This ease of deployment means school districts can scale security infrastructure across multiple campuses quickly, flexibly, and cost-effectively.

5. Creating Safer School Zones Beyond Campus

Flock’s impact extends beyond the school gate. By working with both schools and local law enforcement, Flock helps create safe corridors for student travel—whether that’s monitoring activity along walking routes, at bus stops, or on nearby roads. Real-time alerts and historical evidence can help identify dangerous driving behavior, deter unauthorized visitors, or even support investigations into incidents that occur just outside of school grounds.

It’s a more holistic approach to student safety that recognizes campuses don’t exist in isolation—and that protecting students means protecting their entire journey.

A Shared Vision for Safer Schools

Raptor Technologies serves more than 60,000 schools across 55 countries with a robust suite of safety and wellness tools. Flock Safety supports more than 5,000 law enforcement agencies and 6,000 communities with technology that helps proactively prevent crime while respecting privacy and civil liberties.

Together, these two leaders are proving that safety and efficiency don’t have to be at odds. With integrated tools and a shared vision, they’re helping schools evolve from reactive crisis response to proactive safety systems—starting with something as simple as the school car line.

For more details on the partnership, read the official press release.