Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

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 officials say the student was part of the Reynolds Robotics Team, visiting the coast on a special school-sponsored trip.

Instead, the school board may open with a motivational quote, moment of silence, secular prayer or other means of “setting the tone for a productive school board meeting."

As of June 25, the district has 168 vacancies in operations departments including child nutrition, maintenance and transportation. The district also has 185 vacancies for classroom teachers.