Lightspeed Alert ™
Every 4 minutes, Lightspeed Alert™ identifies a student at serious risk of harm.
Strengthen BTA with digital intelligence and expert escalation so you can focus on prevention.
Physical harm rarely happens without warning
but the signs are easy to miss.
How Lightspeed Alert™ Works
- Complete visibility: Combines device-level agents, extensions, and integrations to provide a full picture of early warning signs.
- Context-aware accuracy: Prioritizes context over keywords to reduce false positives and avoid flagging academic content.
- Image scanning: Detects visual indicators of violence, weapons, nudity, and CSAM to strengthen protection.
- Full incident context: Includes screenshots, browser history, and case notes to help teams assess each alert.
- Expert oversight: Reviewers have backgrounds in education, law enforcement, and investigation, with ongoing training in threat assessment and suicide prevention.
- Reduced staff burden: Automatically closes low-risk alerts so staff can focus on the cases that need attention.
- Flexible sensitivity controls: Set alert thresholds by category, time of day, or user group.
- Collaborative workflows: Assign staff to monitor ongoing risk and record notes through case resolution.
- Multi-language monitoring: Supports English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian Creole.
- Filter integration: Works in real time with Lightspeed Filter™ for unified visibility and faster response.
What Lightspeed Alert™ Scans
(All included at no additional cost.)
agenten
Microsoft 365
Google Workplace for Education
Canvas
New in Alert:
Student Risk Indicator Report
Your counselors and threat assessment team can now see a current risk level for every student in your district, scored across 30 days of activity by severity, recency, and what our human safety reviewers actually concluded. BOB is built in to explain what’s driving each level and surface trends across your schools.
Why Safety Teams Rely on Lightspeed Alert™
Student Services & Counseling Teams
- Spot concerning behaviors early
- Identify opportunities for intervention that may otherwise be missed
- Streamline documentation of student observations
Safety Teams & SROs
- Improve behavioral threat assessment with actionable intelligence
- Get real-time notifications to threats putting campus safety at risk.
- Monitor only what’s needed
IT Teams
- Ensure AUPs are enforced, compliance is met, and online safety is upheld.
- Deliver comprehensive case management
- Enabling safety and counseling teams to have better visibility into student safety concerns without having submit an IT request to gather information
Privacy & Security
Responsible & Ethical AI by Design
Winnaar in Tech & Learning's Awards of Excellence
Lightspeed Alert™ was een van de drie Lightspeed-producten die won Best of Show op de 2022 International Society for Technology (ISTE) edtech conference. Tech and Learning recently recognized Lightspeed Alert and Lightspeed Filter with the Award of Excellence in the Het beste van 2021 Primair Onderwijs en Voortgezet Onderwijs categorieën.
Lightspeed Alert ™
Veelgestelde vragen
How does Lightspeed Alert™ support our behavioral threat assessment process?
Lightspeed Alert™ provides clear, human-verified alerts with the context safety teams need to make informed decisions. Instead of vague notifications, your team gets evidence and escalation paths that fit directly into established BTA workflows.
We’re worried about false positives. How accurate is the system?
Our AI is trained Aan evolving student language and slang to reduce noise, and every high-risk alert is reviewed by Lightspeed’s in-house safety specialists. This means fewer false positives and more time spent on students who truly need help.
What if something happens after school hours?
Risks niet doen pause when the school day ends. Lightspeed Alert™ runs 24/7/365, with expert escalation for imminent threats. Your team is notified onmiddellijk if urgent action is verplicht, even after hours.
Will this add more work for my staff?
Nee. Lightspeed Alert™ is designed to lighten the load. Our team of human reviewers acts on risks on your behalf, ensuring only actionable alerts reach your staff. That way, counselors, SROs, and administrators can focus on prevention and student support.
How does Lightspeed Alert™ handle student privacy and compliance?
Can Lightspeed Alert™ detect risks in tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, or Copilot?
Ja. Lightspeed-waarschuwing™ monitors student activity across AI platforms and productivity tools. If a student uses ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, or similar tools to search for harmful content, write about self-harm, or plan violence, our system flags it. High-risk activity is then reviewed by Lightspeed’s in-house safety specialists and escalated onmiddellijk when urgent action is verplicht.
Wie zijn Lightspeed-veiligheidsspecialisten?
Lightspeed Safety Specialists are a global team of people with a passion for student safety and experience that includes education, law enforcement, student safety, and mental health. Each safety specialist is a full-time Lightspeed employee and receives comprehensive training in conjunction with American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, mental health professionals & school safety experts.
Does Lightspeed Alert™ work on iOS? What is covered?
Lightspeed Alert™ monitors and alerts on Google search terms from iOS devices.
- iOS-apparaten moeten eerst proxyen via een netwerkagent (Relay Rocket).
- Network Agent (Relay Rocket) moet versie 1.4+ zijn.
- Additionally, you will be able to connect Alert to Google and Microsoft cloud services for coverage of Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, and Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel
- PowerPoint, and Outlook on your iOS devices.
Can Lightspeed Alert™ be purchased without Lightspeed Filter™?
Ja! Terwijl Lightspeed-oplossingen naadloos met elkaar integreren, kan Lightspeed Alert worden ingezet met andere webfiltersystemen.
