LARGO, Fla. — After a trial period for weapons detection systems at two high schools was cut short, Pinellas County Schools Superintendent Kevin Hendrick plans to discuss any potential future for the program with school board members Tuesday.
In early April, the district announced a pilot program at Gibbs and Palm Harbor University high schools that required students to walk through weapon detection systems as they enter the school campus each day. The trial program kicked off on April 7 and was initially set to last until May 29, but one week in, Hendrick announced it would conclude after just two weeks.
“The last day of the school-based pilots will be Friday, April 17, to ensure there’s no impacts as our high schools begin international testing and state testing soon thereafter,” Hendrick told members of the Pinellas County School Board during a meeting in mid-April…