PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Pinellas County school leaders are backing away from a districtwide rollout of enhanced weapons detection systems after a pilot program at two high schools raised concerns about staffing, cost and delays in getting students to class.
The district tested the portable screening systems for two weeks at Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg and Palm Harbor University High School. Nearly 26,000 students passed through the scanners during the trial.
School security officials told the Pinellas County School Board on Tuesday that long lines and staffing demands quickly became major challenges…