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District pilots portable weapon‑detection units at Tartan; rollout to North High ordered
Summary
Superintendent Tucci Osorio and student representatives described the pilot of a portable weapon‑detection system at Tartan High School. District staff said sensitivity adjustments reduced false positives and that a set of units has been ordered for North High School while administrators continue evaluation.
The ISD 622 board heard updates on school safety equipment and a pilot of a portable weapon‑detection system at Tartan High School during its Sept. 22 meeting.
Scarlett Rodriguez, a student representative and junior at Tartan High School, told the board that the school recently implemented metal detectors as part of morning entry. "I really don't think the metal detectors are a bad idea. I really like them just because with everything that's going on, you never know what's gonna happen," Rodriguez said, adding that initial adjustments — removing items such as eyelash curlers and Chromebooks while staff learned routine checks — made the first week slower but that students and staff had…
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