All Broward high schools would have walk-through metal detectors this fall, under a proposal the School Board agreed to fast-track Tuesday. The district announced plans in February to pilot weapons-detection systems in about 10 schools during the 2024-25 school year,

Instead of slowly rolling out metal detectors to all of its high schools in years to come as previously planned, the Broward School Board decided Tuesday to aggressively target all high schools by the end of the fall semester.

The board has decided to accelerate its security plan and install detectors in all its 32 high schools by the end of the fall semester.

Broward County public school students should expect to undergo random searches utilizing handheld metal detectors as part of the district’s comprehensive safety measures aimed at protecting students and staff on campus.

FORT LAUDERDALE - The Broward School Board will discuss the rollout of walk-through metal detectors across the district during a meeting on Tuesday. The safety initiative will begin as a pilot program at two schools over the summer and then steadily scale up as the district does what it can to keep weapons off school campuses.