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Keeping students safe remains a top priority for public school districts across the country, but school security often doesn’t become a serious conversation until a crisis occurs. While the National ...

Pender County Schools recently announced that security for football and basketball games will be enhanced this school year through the use of metal detectors, joining the two other Cape Fear region ...

Conroe ISD is researching the use of metal detectors at its campuses but the cost and effectiveness of the devices could keep the initiative on the shelf. A rash of school threats at districts across ...

St. Lucie County schools purchased 11 metal detectors this year. Each metal detector cost $6,000 each. Indian River County schools purchased metal detectors in 2024. ST. LUCIE COUNTY — A second ...

Superintendent Don Phipps said metal detectors are one layer in a broader security plan that also includes camera systems, ...

A police officer watches as students line up to enter State College Area High School with extra safety measures on Monday, April 14, 2025. Students had to enter through a metal detector and have their ...

SURRY COUNTY, N.C. — Surry County Schools announced they will begin using metal detectors at middle and high school football games on Aug. 29. The school district said in a statement released on Aug.

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Students entering Kalamazoo’s middle and high schools will have to walk through a metal detector first, starting next fall. The Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Trustees approved the ...

CHOCOWINITY, N.C. (WNCT) — In Beaufort County, middle and high schools are now using metal detectors. Chocowinity Middle School was the first in the county to put them into action Wednesday. The ...