Mass shootings in the U.S. and threats to K-12 facilities are rising.
In 2022, 647 mass shootings had been recorded in the U.S. by the Gun Violence Archive. Of those, more than 1,600 children had been killed and another 4,000 injured. Security professionals and parents alike are worried.
In a study by Pew Research, roughly 32% of parents with K-12 students were concerned a shooting would occur at their child’s school.
These concerns and rise in threats have raised the question: how do security and safety personnel protect learning environments from gun violence threats?
Prevent gun violence with weapons detection
Metal detectors with advanced weapons detection technology are becoming the norm for schools and more than 41% of parents believe “having metal detectors in schools” would be effective in the prevention of school shootings.
With support from parents and school board officials, districts across the US are quickly adding weapons detection systems to their safety plans.
In South Carolina, Lexington-Richland School District Five added CEIA’s OPENGATE weapons detection system for an additional layer of protection for visitors at each school and administrative building. Other districts, including Aiken County Schools and Greenwood School District 50, have approved funds to implement weapons detection from CEIA. North Carolina schools are adding
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