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Board reviews Open Gate weapons‑detection proposal; $145,464.12 in school‑safety grant funds available, action planned for June
Summary
Administrators presented a proposal to purchase seven additional Open Gate walk‑through weapons‑detection systems for Hoke County Schools at a cost of $145,464.12 using school‑safety grant funds; the board was told the grant funds must be spent by June 30 and that the item will be on a future action agenda.
District staff presented a proposal on May 13 to buy seven additional Open Gate walk‑through weapons‑detection systems for school campuses and told the board the systems would be paid from a 2024–25 school‑safety grant that must be spent by June 30.
The presenter described the Open Gate system as a two‑pillar, walk‑through detection system that uses sensors and artificial intelligence to distinguish weapons from personal items and offers…
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