OPENGATE Detects Loaded Firearm as Student Enters Smithfield High School
On Monday morning, a loaded firearm was detected as a student entered Smithfield High School in Virginia, thanks to the school’s OPENGATE® weapons detection system. As the student walked through the system, OPENGATE alerted staff to a potential threat. Upon investigation, a loaded firearm was found in the student’s backpack. The student was immediately detained […]
Firearms in Schools: A Growing Risk for Teachers
The role of a teacher has always required patience, compassion, and resilience. Today, it also requires vigilance. Across the country, educators are facing a growing threat not just from disruptive behavior or verbal abuse but from the presence of firearms on school grounds. In Massachusetts, weapons have been discovered multiple times inside one high school. […]