EVANSVILLE — Weapons detection technology isn't guaranteed to work and can cause false alarms for items that aren't weapons.

Georgia passed a bill requiring weapon detectors in all public schools, a first-of-its-kind mandate in the United States.

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 ...

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Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna is proposing metal detectors at high school entrances following multiple weapons incidents. Three weapons-related incidents have occurred on school ...

Families at Houston ISD’s Sharpstown International School begged for security upgrades after around 200 parents waited anxiously to pick up their children during a lockdown Sept. 13. “I know a lot of ...

Houston ISD will introduce new weapons detection systems to its high school campuses in the spring semester after experiencing an uptick in confiscated weapons in the 2024-25 school year. More than 10 ...

Gwinnett County Public Schools has finished installing Evolv weapons detectors in every middle and high school in the district, and officials are now exploring whether elementary schools could be next ...

MADISON, Ala. (WAFF) - Madison City Schools is the latest district to bring a weapon detector into its school system. But unlike the others, this one moves from school to school, and it also barks.

FAIRFAX, Va. — Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is ramping up efforts to enhance school safety by launching a pilot program that will bring weapons detection systems to select high schools ...

Starting Monday, Heritage High School students will be required to walk through metal detectors when entering the building.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Federal Trade Commission and Evolv Technologies have settled a complaint filed by the FTC in 2024. It accused Evolv Technologies of using deceptive marketing practices.