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Board hears update on weapons-detection pilot as parents warn of lines and lost instructional time
Summary
Superintendent Hendrick updated the board on a weapons-detection pilot at Palm Harbor University and Gibbs High Schools; parents at public comment said screening lines are causing students to skip devices and wait outside, and raised concerns about confiscations and emergency safety.
Superintendent Hendrick told the Pinellas County School Board on April 14 that the district began a weapons-detection pilot on April 6 at Palm Harbor University and Gibbs High Schools and that staff have already learned lessons about logistics and rollout. He said the school-based pilot will end April 17 before spring testing and that the district safety team will run additional pilots at district events, with a formal update slated for the May workshop.
The superintendent described early…
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