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Charter school leaders weigh OpenGate metal detectors after demo, estimate $287,950 rollout
Summary
Superintendent Jackie Collins presented a vendor demo and a $287,950 system estimate to install OpenGate metal-detection units at the district's four schools; trustees discussed optics, staffing and possible grant offsets but did not authorize immediate purchase.
On Oct. 14, at a meeting of the Cape Coral Charter School Authority Governing Board, Superintendent Jackie Collins briefed trustees on a recent demonstration of OpenGate metal-detection units and gave an initial cost estimate for equipping all four schools.
Collins told the board the system uses a pair of free-standing bars, runs from batteries or a plug, and is controlled by an app for calibration. "The cost for 1 unit ... is about is approximately $20,000," she said, and listed the authority's preliminary total estimate — including multiple units per campus, wands, stabilizers, signage and security detail — at about $287,950.
The superintendent said the devices would be placed at each access point for students and for large…
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