Weapons detection systems are set to arrive at Gwinnett County high school football stadiums this week as the district steps up security measures.
Parents have been pushing the district to add metal detectors to school campuses.
Multiple online petitions emerged after the deadly Apalachee High School shooting, urging for increased security.
For now, the weapons detectors will be deployed at football stadiums, with further campus security still under consideration.
“Handguns, rifles, bombs, pipe bombs, items like that,” said Gwinnett County Schools Police Chief Tony Lockard, describing what the new detectors will be programmed to find.
The detectors are not yet planned for everyday school operations but will be used during athletic events.
Lockard presented the plan to the school board last week, proposing two machines at every high school stadium.
The “Evolv AI system” is advertised as more efficient than traditional metal detectors and capable of identifying a wider range of weapons.