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Parents press Binghamton board over high school weapons‑detection system, urge courthouse‑quality metal detectors
Summary
Parents and community members told the school board about concerns with the high school's weapons detection system and asked the district to consider installing a courthouse‑quality metal detector and contracting professional security staff.
Parents and community members urged the Binghamton City School District Board of Education on Oct. 21 to replace the high school’s current weapon‑detection system with a courthouse‑grade metal detector staffed by trained officers.
Aaron Thomas, a parent, told the board that the district’s current weapon detection technology—referred to in public comments as a weapons detection system—does not reliably flag large metal threats and is not equivalent to the metal detectors used at the…
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