Protect our most vulnerable.

Elopement is one of the most dangerous, persistent risks in special education classrooms.

Students with autism and other behavioral needs frequently attempt to leave supervised spaces unnoticed — a safety risk for the student and a serious liability for schools and staff. Existing solutions are either expensive infrastructure retrofits or manual supervision that can't scale.

Sentinel is different.

It's a simple, self-contained device that bolts onto any existing door — no rewiring, no networking overhaul, no new construction. It combines real-time AI person-detection with UHF-RFID authentication that controls any standard magnetic door lock, so the system can recognize an elopement risk and secure the door automatically, in any powered room.

This is much more than a “smart-lock access” system. Functionally it allows for real time selective access/restriction. If there is no elopement in process the door remains unlocked as usual. The moment a student enters the active zone without staff or proper RFID authentication present, the magnetic lock stops the door from being opened until the student leaves the zone. Approved staff have authenticated rfid cards and can pass freely without lock engagement.

Designed around safety SENTINEL has a long range wireless FOB than overrides any programming and disables the magnetic lock the teacher can use from their desk.

Sentinel uses AI person-detection only — never facial recognition — making it straightforward to deploy in schools without raising student privacy or biometric-data concerns.

Expanded capabilities include monitoring general data and analytics. While specific ID’s are intentionally not part of the logic, data on elopement trends for the classroom can be visualized allowing for data not commonly available for staff.

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