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District expands ‘‘open‑gate’’ screening; chief reports nearly 9,700 screenings and no weapons found
Summary
Chief Bronson said the district replaced older metal detectors with an open‑gate screening system on Sept. 12, is randomly screening multiple entrances and used the system at a football game; about 9,700 people were screened with no weapons detected.
Pleasant Valley Police Chief Bronson briefed the board on the district’s new open‑gate screening system for weapons. The district moved from older handheld/stand detectors to the open‑gate technology and, since Sept. 12, has expanded random screening to bus, driver and parent drop‑off entrances.
Chief Bronson said the system is portable and can be deployed to events; the district used it at a football game and screened roughly 650 attendees there. In total the chief reported the system has screened about 9,700 people and that zero weapons were located. He said morning arrival screenings currently take about 14 to 15 minutes to process attendees through selected entrances.
Why it matters: the district framed the system as an operational safety measure that can be redeployed as needed across building entrances and at events. The chief noted the portability allows quick deployment to specific areas in response to incidents. The district did not claim detection of vaping devices and said more detailed technical information about detection sensitivity can be provided by the vendor and operations staff.
Next steps: the district will continue randomized screening across entrances and will integrate the vendor’s IT support for event deployments and staff training.
