The AM/DM podcast: MSCS opens security facility, active shooter simulator
Memphis-Shelby County Schools new Real Time Safety Center on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
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Last week, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools debuted its new “Real Time Safety Center” to the public.
Located in a vacant elementary school, the new safety center will serve as a training hub for school resource officers and provide round-the-clock surveillance on the district’s more than 200 facilities. But the real goal is to prevent tragedy.
Today, we’re talking to enterprise reporter Laura Testino about her first-hand look inside the facility and what the district hopes to accomplish.
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AM/DMMary Cashiola
Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry.
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