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Chambersburg board discusses portable screening units to deter weapons and vaping at events and schools
Summary
Board members and staff described a plan to pilot three portable screening units (estimated cost ~$16,000 each) to deter weapons and vaping at high‑school entry points and large events; the measure would be preceded by a public information campaign.
The Chambersburg Area School District discussed piloting portable screening units to detect weapons, vaping and THC at high‑school entry points and large events.
District staff said the portable system, deployed outside venues, had previously “kept a few weapons out of the football game.” Staff described the devices as preventative and said they would be used randomly—at bus drop‑offs, at middle schools or at large events—to deter people from bringing contraband to school. "This is…
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