Greeley-Evans board approves student-policy revisions that allow regulated weapons-detection at large events

The Weld County School District 6 Board of Education voted 5-0 on Sept. 8 to approve revisions to the district’s student policies, including new language that directs the chief of safety and security to develop regulations for the use of weapons- and metal-detection systems at district events.

Board members emphasized that the policy change is intended to allow limited use of detection systems at specific large events, not to install permanent walk‑through metal detectors in every school building. The board’s discussion followed public comment raising safety concerns at one high school.

Why it matters: the policy change formally authorizes staff to create rules for the use of detection equipment and codifies practices — including handheld “wanding” — that some schools have already used. District officials said use would require additional staffing and training and…