WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools are looking to enhance security measures by expanding a pilot program that uses high-tech weapons detection systems in all middle and high schools. District officials are moving closer to purchasing these new detectors, which they hope will streamline the screening process and improve safety.
Jonathan Wilson, Chief Safety, Security, and Emergency Management Officer at Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools said the goal is to implement the Opengate detection system in every middle and high school daily.
“The end goal would be that if we had Opengate, we would use it every single day at every single middle and high school,” Wilson said…