City Council Hearing: Public Safety Committee; January 13, 2026

Baltimore City Council Public Safety Committee · January 13, 2026

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Chair Mark Conway (4th District) opened the public safety committee hearing (LO25-42) to examine an AI-enabled weapons-detection system used in Baltimore City Public Schools and framed the inquiry around procurement, vendor claims, student safety and oversight.

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A Baltimore City Council public safety committee hearing examined Baltimore City Public Schools’ purchase and use of Evolve weapons-detection systems, focusing on procurement, the product’s AI claims (subject to an FTC finding), data storage and privacy, audits, staffing and whether the district got value for roughly $5.46 million in contracts.

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