Phone system error causes emergency calls at middle school, Ringgold GA
A phone system malfunction at Ringgold Middle School caused repeated emergency calls to be sent to staff and dispatch. A student triggered the system into an emergency call cycle that resulted in multiple unwanted calls to staff members and emergency services. The issue remained unresolved at the time of the report.
Audio|Source: Catoosa County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Have you received any 911 calls from parent,
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correction, Ringgold Middle School?
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Negative.
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104, they're having a complication with their phone. Apparently a student has managed to trigger their system into some kind of emergency cycle that's calling all of their staff and saying it's an emergency call. It was a matter of time that calls number one.
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Negative, not at this time.
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You can call on that may be that.
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Beautiful.
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62 to 581.
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I've talked to the 6th grade AP.
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That's exactly what's happened. They have fixed the problem, I believe.
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Yeah, they have not fixed the problem.
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I'm getting all the calls as well as the front office staff.
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62 is going directly to my personal phone,
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which is weird.
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Location mentioned:
Near 217 Tiger Trail, Ringgold, GA 30736
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