Fairfax Co. schools planning to make weapon detectors permanent

Lake Wales High School to use metal detector in next school year

LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) — This year, Lake Wales High School, part of Lake Wales Charter Schools, will be getting more in line with Polk County Public Schools with the addition of a metal detector. "Make sure to take out any items that may trigger the detector,” a new video shared on social media instructs. Police put safety as top priority for St. Pete Pride Lake Wales High School shared the video to let the community know it will be imple…

Fairfax County to install weapons detectors at all high schools for upcoming academic year

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Permanent weapons detectors coming to all Fairfax County high schools in the fall

Starting in the fall, students can expect weapons detection systems at all high schools in Fairfax County.

Fairfax Co. schools planning to make weapon detectors permanent

All Fairfax County high schools will have a permanent weapons detection system in place starting in the fall. Virginia’s largest school division launched a pilot program last spring, choosing to put the technology on different high school campuses on various days. But calls for extra security intensified after a what police described as a stabbing at West Potomac High School in April. At the time of that incident, district leaders said weapon sc…