metal detectors

After last week's fatal stabbing at North Forsyth High School, county leaders are weighing whether to fund new metal detectors for every middle and high school in the district.

The OpenGate walk-through weapon detection systems will be used at school entrances and athletic events.

The announcement comes about eight months after the district implemented a clear bag policy for sporting events.

The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is calling for metal detectors to be used in schools every day after a gun was found on campus this week. But district officials say that will require more funding and manpower than they currently have.

A student was found with a firearm and live ammunition at Carver High School in Winston-Salem on Monday, according to a media release from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. Officials say the handgun was never displayed, and no one at the school was hurt or threatened.

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools will be piloting a new kind of metal detector this year. Officials say the OPENGATE technology will make the process quicker and more accurate.

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is increasing the random use of metal detectors following multiple instances of guns found on school campuses. This is a temporary measure as the district looks for a more efficient solution.

Guilford County Schools is bringing security scanners to all middle schools in the district, after implementing this technology at all traditional high schools last year.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has begun installing metal detectors at emergency departments across its system. The health system announced in a news…

“A lot of times, I am the counselor, the nurse, you know, whatever I can do to help these kids. We're helping feed them and take care of them," Meredith Wooten said. "I don't want to police them too.”