MCPS School Board Unanimously Approves Funding for Weapons Detection Systems for High Schools

The two systems at Safe Schools are backup systems or will be used at school events. Because the systems were not yet in place, that had to be done in a different way. The Open Gate Weapons Detection System would have made the process much easier, faster and more efficient, said McFatten. Safety firstOnce the systems are purchased, Safe Schools will have to come back, and each individual school will have their own training, providing an opportunity for the MCPS board to come back to those schools and watch it being used, said McFatten. “There’s an intensive training program written up in the agreement and I’m excited about that,” said Lori Conrad, MCPS vice chair.