5 Georgia High Schools to Begin Testing Drones to Stop Mass Shootings

Staff Report From Georgia CEO

Friday, May 29th, 2026

A pilot program that deploys drones to stop mass shootings will launch in five Georgia schools this fall.

The Georgia legislature included $550,000 in the 2026 state budget to fund the emergency response system run by the company Campus Guardian Angel. 

The five schools selected for the program are Coffee County High School in Douglas, Forsyth Central High School in Cumming, Gainesville High School in Gainesville, River Ridge High School in Woodstock, and Statesboro High School in Statesboro. The Georgia Department of Education confirmed the schools’ selections on Wednesday.

Read more at WABE.