{"id":72168,"date":"2023-06-30T05:37:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T09:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolina-school-district-installs-ai-driven-metal-detectors-proven-to-be-very-successful-72168"},"modified":"2023-06-30T05:37:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T09:37:34","slug":"north-carolina-school-district-installs-ai-driven-metal-detectors-proven-to-be-very-successful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolina-school-district-installs-ai-driven-metal-detectors-proven-to-be-very-successful-72168","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina school district installs AI-driven metal detectors: &#8216;Proven to be very successful&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Across the country, more schools are installing AI-driven metal detectors, often spending millions to ease concerns and fortify buildings.<\/p>\n<p>The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) district has been using the technology for over a year in their schools and said it seems to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/school-districts-across-america-consider-arming-teachers-aftermath-nashville-school-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deterring students from bringing weapons<\/a> \u2013 and in the rare case that someone does bring a gun, the system seems to work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On the first day of implementation, a firearm was found through the Evolv system. On the very first day. It was in a student\u2019s backpack,&#8221; said Brian Schultz, Chief Operations Officer of CMS.<\/p>\n<p>The detectors aren\u2019t cheap, and the district said it spent about $19 million for four years of service.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/north-carolina-6-year-old-caught-unloaded-gun-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NORTH CAROLINA 6-YEAR-OLD CAUGHT WITH UNLOADED GUN AT SCHOOL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The school district started using cameras and metal detectors from Evolv Technology in 2022 to sniff out weapons like guns and knives before they make it on campus.<\/p>\n<p>The tech uses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/tech\/artificial-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advanced sensors and AI<\/a> to allow students to walk through the detectors at a normal pace. If a threat is detected, that person is pulled aside for a bag search.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/official-polls\/fox-news-poll-voters-favor-gun-limits-arming-citizens-reduce-gun-violence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FOX NEWS POLL: VOTERS FAVOR GUN LIMITS OVER ARMING CITIZENS TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have a large dataset, and it\u2019s proven to be very successful in our district,&#8221; Schultz said.<\/p>\n<p>Schultz said there were 31 guns found on CMS campuses during the 2021-22 school, but last year \u2013 the first full year with the Evolv products \u2013 that number significantly lowered to seven.<\/p>\n<p>On a national level, the Gun Violence Archive reported roughly 850 guns were found in U.S. schools this past school year, approximately 250 more than the year before.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/virginia-city-where-student-shot-teacher-install-metal-detectors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">traditional metal detectors<\/a> really took a lot of time, everybody would have to take everything out of their backpacks, and the process for getting people through was really quite lengthy,&#8221; said Jason Russell, founder of Secure Education Consultants, a company made up of former Secret Service Agents who help schools and businesses around the country improve safety.<\/p>\n<p>November data from the U.S. Department of Education found at least 14% of high schools, 7% of middle schools and 3% of elementary schools across the country use metal detectors.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t like the way that it is, I don\u2019t like that I\u2019m standing here talking to you, talking about guns in schools,&#8221; Schultz said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/school-shootings-nationwide-20-communities-struggle-safety-measures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SCHOOL SHOOTINGS NATIONWIDE NEAR 20 THIS YEAR AS COMMUNITIES STRUGGLE WITH SAFETY MEASURES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While CMS and Secure Education Consultants said weapon detectors are a great tool, they both agreed that they can\u2019t be only form of prevention. Of the seven guns found on CMS campuses last school year, one was called in by a fellow student.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That (student) had a relationship with a teacher that felt comfortable with reporting that to the teacher,&#8221; Schultz said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Evolv, its technology can be found in schools across 34 states to screen hundreds of thousands of students every day, and interest is expanding rapidly.<\/p>\n<p>The company recently began partnerships with a few more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">large school districts,<\/a> such as the Dekalb County School District in Georgia, the Baltimore City School District in Maryland and the Douglas County School District in Colorado.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/north-carolina-school-district-installs-ai-driven-metal-detectors-proven-successful\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/north-carolina-school-district-installs-ai-driven-metal-detectors-proven-successful <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Across the country, more schools are installing AI-driven metal detectors, often spending millions to ease concerns and fortify buildings. 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