Houston Public MediaJan 17, 2025

Houston ISD will begin installing weapons detection systems next week on high school campuses where guns have been discovered within the past year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2025/01/17/510986/houston-isd-to-roll-out-weapons-detectors-on-high-school-campuses-where-guns-have-been-found/

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Houston ISD to roll out weapons detectors on high school campuses where guns have been found

The weapons detectors, Superintendent Mike Miles said, will be less intrusive and quicker for students to get through than typical metal detectors like the ones found in airports.

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Houston Public MediaDec 2, 2024

Lamar Consolidated ISD, a fast-growing school district southwest of Houston, has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in a security screening system that uses artificial intelligence.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2024/12/02/507425/lamar-consolidated-isd-investing-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-in-ai-powered-security-system/

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Lamar Consolidated ISD investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in AI-powered security system

The Houston-area district is among many across the country using weapons detections systems that utilize artificial intelligence. The systems have not been proven to prevent school shootings, according to the director of the John Hopkins Center for Safe and Healthy Schools.

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