Multiple Florida school districts will trial a drone response system designed to confront and subdue active shooters in schools using less-lethal weaponry.

Newsweek reports that several school districts in Florida are taking an technology-based approach to combat the threat of school shootings. The districts are set to trial a drone response system that aims to confront and subdue an assailant, buying time for law enforcement to arrive at the scene.

The system, developed by Texas-based manufacturer Campus Guardian Angel , can be activated within five seconds of a silent alarm being triggered. The company claims that the drones can confront the shooter within fifteen seconds. When not in use, the drones are stored on charging pads across the campus and are remotely piloted by a

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