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Greece Central rolls out bag scanners and Ronin screening at Arcadia and Olympia; district says system reduced phone use and detected contraband
Summary
Deputy Superintendent Mark Fleming described a staged implementation of a combined bollard screening system and AI-enabled bag scanners at Arcadia and Olympia, reporting confiscations, detection of vapes, lighters and a pepper-spray canister and improved classroom attention.
Deputy Superintendent Mark Fleming gave the board an update on the district’s new safety-screening system, which pairs battery-powered passage sensors (Ronin bollards) with Linnev AI X-ray bag scanners. Fleming said Arcadia Middle and Arcadia High were the first full implementations and Olympia completed rollout over two days.
Why it matters: The district framed the systems as a multi-layered approach intended to reduce contraband and improve safety and learning conditions by restricting phones and detecting weapons or other prohibited items before students enter buildings.
Fleming told the board, “This is…
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