Civil Rights, Advocacy Groups Demand Accountability After False AI Alert Leads to Student Arrest at Kenwood High

Civil rights, advocacy groups demand accountability after false AI alert leads to student arrest at Kenwood High

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Baltimore County schools to retrain staff after AI gun-detection system flub

Baltimore County Public Schools officials say a retraining is in order after police drew guns on a Kenwood High School student whose bag of chips was mistaken for a gun.

BCPS officials address false gun alert at Kenwood High after Doritos bag triggers lockdown

ESSEX, MD—A bag of Doritos mistaken for a firearm by an AI-powered security system sparked a police response and brief lockdown at Kenwood High School last week, prompting Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) and local officials to announce enhanced training and protocol reviews. The incident unfolded after hours on Monday, October 20, when the Omnilert weapons detection system—installed across all BCPS campuses—flagged an image from a school …