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Chambersburg Area SD staff outline plan to buy three screening units for events and school entry
Summary
District staff described plans to purchase three weapon-and-substance screening units for schools and large events, said the devices would be used selectively, and indicated an initial public information campaign before deployment.
Chambersburg Area School District officials described plans to buy three portable screening units that they said can detect metallic weapons and some substances and to use them at selected school entry points and large events.
District staff said the units would be used on a random or targeted basis — for example, at high-school football games or when buses arrive — to deter weapons and vaping devices and to provide another layer of safety at events where manual searches are now used.
The district’s presentation said the initial…
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