ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – The Barrow County Board of Education has approved a weapons detection system for county high schools.
Barrow County Schools officials said board members “unanimously approved the immediate implementation of OpenGate Weapons Detection System in all Barrow County High Schools,” at a board meeting Thursday night – which they scheduled after deputies said a student was arrested for bringing a gun to Apalachee High School on Wednesday.
Parents, students and teachers have been calling for more security measures for the district since two students and two teachers were killed and multiple others were injured in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School on Sept. 4…