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Lee County board hears update on Open Gate weapon-detection program and safety results
Summary
District staff told the board the Open Gate weapon-detection system is now required at district campuses and described training, deployment and a downward trend in weapons incidents since rollout; board members asked about budgeting and system settings.
The School District of Lee County on Tuesday received a progress update on Open Gate, the districtwide weapon-detection program that requires everyone entering campus buildings to pass through a screening system.
Dave Nuland, the presenter identified by staff as the Open Gate lead, described the system's pilot testing, the district's rollout strategy and the training provided to staff and students. He said the district categorized sites by ease of deployment and reduced pedestrian entry points where possible before installing equipment and training teams to operate it.
"We trialed different systems, and we ended up choosing Open Gate based on our pilot program,"…
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