The Advocate

Baton Rouge high schools trying AI weapon screeners after student slips gun past metal detectors

After a student at Woodlawn High recently slipped a loaded firearm past a manned metal detector, East Baton Rouge Parish public school leaders are turning to artificial intelligence to tighten ...
The Advocate

Baton Rouge schools beefing up security, but still chasing money to pay for all of it

When summer break is over, students in Baton Rouge public schools will return to campuses that are much less open than they are now, with doors that lock from inside, buzz-in front entrances and added ...
Government Technology

Security Failure Prompts AI Weapon Screeners at Baton Rouge Schools

(TNS) — After a student at Woodlawn High recently slipped a loaded firearm past a manned metal detector, East Baton Rouge Parish public school leaders are turning to artificial intelligence to tighten ...
Security

Metal detectors, surveillance cameras, classroom locks: Louisiana schools fortify security

Parents can expect much new technology ahead as Louisiana public schools spends more than $20 million in fresh federal funding aimed at limiting the chances of dangerous intruders committing violence.
Campus Safety Magazine

Baton Rouge School Installs Athena Security Weapons Detection System

BATON ROUGE, La. — Hosanna Christian Academy, which serves children in grades Pre-K through eighth, has installed Athena Security’s Weapons Detection System. Athena Security’s frictionless detection ...