6 Features That Make GoGuardian Beacon the Top Choice for Student Safety

Every click, search, and comment is a potential early-warning signal districts can’t afford to miss. With that in mind, we've focused on enhancing GoGuardian Beacon since its inception, ensuring it is a powerful solution for schools to identify online activity that may indicate a child is in crisis or need of support. We've continuously improved GoGuardian Beacon to address this critical need, transforming it into a powerful tool that helps schools pinpoint online activity suggesting a child may be in crisis or require support.

GoGuardian Beacon is trusted by over 51K educators because it is the most reliable and customizable edtech student safety solution. A recent study, using county-level data from 2018 to 2022 and a rigorous difference-in-differences framework, compared 65 counties with sustained use of our solution to over 1,200 control counties. Of those counties using GoGuardian Beacon, youth suicide rates were significantly lower (26%) in counties that actively used our tool from 2021 to 2022, even when accounting for demographic and regional differences.* 

Since March 2020, GoGuardian has been honored to support educators who have been pivotal in safeguarding learners nationwide. With the aid of our platform, it is estimated that over 18,623 students have been prevented from physical harm.

Developed with mental-health professionals and district leaders, GoGuardian Beacon delivers alerts and context-rich insights so staff can intervene quickly, without drowning in notifications. It’s built for real-world schedules and the diverse needs of modern students.

Already adopted by thousands of districts, GoGuardian Beacon helps educators act sooner, support students better, and respond faster.

Why districts trust GoGuardian Beacon

1. GoGuardian Beacon is easier to use than comparable tools, with a streamlined, intuitive interface that reduces training time and accelerates onboarding.
   
   
2. Both alert notifications and escalation paths are highly customizable, allowing districts to tailor how notifications are delivered and how issues are escalated. This ensures the right people are informed at the right time and that the response process aligns with existing support systems.
   
   
3. Student safety staff can easily catch up on missed activity through the after-hours email summary, which provides an automatic recap of all alerts generated outside school hours, delivered to the appropriate recipients at the start of the next school day. Scheduled Pause allows schools to temporarily disable Beacon during breaks, holidays, or other planned times when staff are unavailable or coverage isn’t needed. This feature helps districts honor contractual limitations and avoid unnecessary alerts.
   
   
4. GoGuardian Beacon’s alert feed and alert card details are mobile-friendly, enabling counselors and administrators to quickly receive and respond to alerts on the go.
   
   
5. Built-in multilingual support for English and Spanish ensures students’ needs are understood and addressed.
   
   
6. Richer analytics provide schools with a fuller picture of trends and risk signals, helping leaders identify where to provide more resources, training, or student support.

Elevate student safety in your district 

GoGuardian Beacon is the clear choice for any district seeking a comprehensive, proven, and fully customizable student-safety platform. See the difference for yourself—explore our side-by-side comparison chart and discover why GoGuardian Beacon is the top choice for K-12 safety.

Interested in learning more? Request your free demo today.

* We analyzed county-level youth suicide data from 2018 to 2022. While rates were similar pre-pandemic, counties actively using GoGuardian Beacon had 26.4% lower average rates in 2021–2022, a significant difference even after adjusting for demographic and regional covariates.