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District showcases portable weapons‑detection pillars; board raises staffing and equity questions
Summary
Safety staff presented OpenGate Technologies portable weapon‑detection pillars purchased with a federal grant; the board discussed staffing needs, throughput, random deployment and trade‑offs with counseling resources and asked the presenter for vendor documentation and pilot plans.
Mister Sargent presented the Rapid City Area School District 51‑4 board with technical and operational details for portable weapon‑detection pillars purchased from OpenGate Technologies, describing the systems as portable, app‑controlled detectors that the district ordered in May 2024 and received in late August under a federal "Safe Grama" grant.
Sargent said initial "train the trainer" sessions occurred in October 2024 and that roughly four trainers exist across district sites. He described capabilities and controls: sensitivity can be adjusted to avoid false alarms for ordinary items such as binders and thumb drives, each pillar operates independently (no hardwired connection required), and…
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