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Chesterfield school board approves $2.8 million weapons-detection system for middle and high schools
Summary
The Chesterfield County School Board voted unanimously to approve procurement of an Open Gate weapons-detection system, accepting a local vendor's quote of just under $2.8 million for 149 lanes to be installed across 28 secondary schools; county supervisors are scheduled to appropriate funding on May 28.
The Chesterfield County School Board voted unanimously on May 13 to approve memo 078-25, authorizing procurement of a weapons-detection screening system for all middle and high schools.
Board staff presented results from demonstrations of two systems and recommended the Open Gate product, saying it offered flexibility and good throughput for school entry points. Josh Davis, the staff presenter, told the board the district obtained a local-vendor quote just under $2,800,000 to buy 149 screening lanes that would be distributed across 28 schools, with staffing and lane counts varying by…
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