Officials anticipate it will take 40 to 60 minutes to process high school students through the system, which parents pleaded for after a loaded gun and AR-style magazine were found at the high school.
Upper Darby approves $1.1 million weapons detection system after finding AR-style magazine at high school
Their implementation will require a significant adjustment, Superintendent Daniel McGarry told board members: At the high school, administrators anticipate it will likely take 40 to 60 minutes to process students through the detection systems.
Some community members continued to express opposition Tuesday. “I don’t believe treating the entire community of children like potential criminals is the best way,” said Edward Ganges. He said installing the systems “will tell them they are not good enough to respect themselves, to reject deviant behavior on their own.”
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