New Weapons Detection Technology Coming to All Chesterfield County Middle and High Schools

Chesterfield demonstrates new weapons detection system for new school year

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — As students in Chesterfield County head back to class, they’re being greeted with a new layer of security aimed at keeping schools safer. The district recently unveiled newly installed "OpenGate" weapons detection systems at Midlothian High School -- the first of 27 middle and high schools in the county set to receive the technology. The system, designed to detect weapons and other metal objects, was demonstrate…

Chesterfield schools demonstrate new weapons scanners

"It's definitely a change," said Matthew Do, 17, a rising senior at Midlothian High. "Safety is paramount, and this is for our safety, so I think it's necessary."

New weapons detection technology coming to all Chesterfield County middle and high schools

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. Chesterfield County middle and high schools are installing new weapons detection systems as students return to classrooms this month.The OpenGate weapon scanners, selected after nearly a year of research and comparison with systems used in Richmond Public Schools, will greet students as they enter school buildings."There will be that transition period for students and it might even seem like a burden at first," Mathew Do…