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Safety staff presents plan to pilot Extract1 gateway weapons-detection system at high schools
Summary
A district safety staff member described research into weapons-detection technologies and recommended beginning with one gateway unit at each high school, then expanding; the system is intended to allow students to walk through with items in backpacks while providing localized alerts for metal items.
At the Morgan County Schools board meeting, a district safety and security staff member, Mister Boyd, outlined research into weapons-detection systems and described a plan to start with one detection gateway at each of the district’s five high schools, with a future goal of adding a second unit per high school and then extending coverage to lower grades.
The presentation matters because it describes the district’s approach to student screening and safety technology and proposes a multi-school pilot that would change arrival flow and security procedures.
Mister Boyd, who said he joined the school system after about 24 years in state and local law enforcement, told the board he examined Department of Homeland Security reporting…
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