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Rutherford County Schools board hears OpenGate metal-detector demonstration
Summary
A vendor demonstrated OpenGate wireless walkthrough detectors to the Rutherford County Schools board as district staff described current use and early results; board members asked for pricing and comparisons and staff said a procurement item could return in April.
A vendor demonstration of OpenGate walkthrough metal-detection units and a district account of early school deployments took place at the Rutherford County Schools work session on March 6, 2025, as board members discussed whether to pursue wider purchases.
The demonstration showed a wireless, battery-operated walkthrough unit that the presenter said detects a range of metal items. Bill Muller, identified in the meeting as a retired police officer and training specialist for OpenGate and communications technologies, said the units have “300 zones of detection” compared with about 80 for a traditional archway, run on an 18-volt lithium battery and, in his demonstration, can be set up in “about a minute to two minutes.”
The district’s discussion mattered because board members said they are weighing how to add a security layer…
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