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District details roll‑out of MetroSense weapon‑detection units; seeks local grant for 10 more
Summary
Wicomico County Public Schools staff reported deployment of 11 MetroSense walk‑through detection units across the district, use at graduations and daily use at Choices, and said a local $170,000 grant request to fund 10 additional units was submitted.
District staff reviewed the first year of MetroSense implementation and outlined expansion plans for summer school and fall athletic events.
Mister Owens (Operations) told the board the district purchased 11 MetroSense units and deployed them across events and schools this year, including athletics, targeted scans and full use at all four high‑school graduations. He said the machines notably detected metal vaping devices and that using the units at Choices reduced on‑site vaping and improved day‑to‑day operations there.
“Honestly, an improvement … in the daily environment at Choices…
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