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VERO BEACH, Fla. — Four days after an 18-year-old student was arrested after authorities said he brought a loaded handgun to Vero Beach High School, metal detectors are now being used on campus to ...

This week, multiple students across the U.S. were stabbed or brought weapons to school. Many of the incidents happened at schools that didn't have metal detectors installed. On Tuesday, a 15-year-old ...

THE TECHNOLOGY’S EFFICACY. YEAH. WHEN IT COMES TO KEEPING SCHOOLS SAFE, SECURITY EXPERTS TELL ME A METAL DETECTOR ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH TO PREVENT WEAPONS FROM GETTING INSIDE. ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS ...

Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee, where a deadly shooting took place last Wednesday, did not have metal detectors due to some administrators’ concerns about racism, the New York Post ...

I am a nursing student at Youngstown State University and I am writing to you about the importance of placing metal detectors in our schools. I strongly believe that metal detectors should be a ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Richmond County school leaders are taking more steps to improve school safety. They’ve already installed metal detectors at four high schools in the county, but now they want to ...

Students at Cohoes High School are now going through metal detectors as the school adds a new security step focused on safety ...

Students at Melbourne High School will now be screened with metal detectors before using campus restrooms as part of a ...

Jeffco Public Schools is looking into the possibility of using metal detectors at high schools following the shooting at ...

Geisinger Health System is expanding security measures across its hospitals, announcing plans to introduce entrance screenings for patients, visitors, and staff ...

Editor's Note: January 29, 2026: We've checked to make sure that our recommendations are still available and competitively priced. We’re in the process of testing a new round of metal detectors to ...