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USD 475 board approves weapons-detection systems for secondary campuses, approves pilot

USD 475 Board of Education (Geary County Schools) · December 2, 2024
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Summary

Trustees voted to buy radio-frequency weapons-detection systems for secondary campuses (JCHS, Junction City Middle, Fort Riley Middle), funding the purchase and four years of support for about $472,770 from IGSA proceeds; the board discussed operational impacts, training and a semester pilot.

The USD 475 Board approved the purchase and four years of support for a mass-throughput weapons-detection system for its secondary campuses after a staff presentation and board discussion.

Mr. DeArmond (presenting staff) described proposals for three-lane throughput at Junction City High School and two-lane systems at Junction City Middle School and Fort Riley Middle School. Presenters said the systems use radio-frequency sensing ("it's not an x-ray") and will flag the…

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