Tag: school shootings
‘Tis the season
September 4, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
With September breaking out onto the scene, fall is sure to become a reality soon, and that means all the lovely sights and sounds of the harvest, the turning of the leaves and, oh yeah, school shootings.
That’s right if you thought this blog had been conspicuously quiet on that subject in recent months, you’d be correct, and for the least nefarious of reasons: school is out during the summer.
So, imagine how disappointing it was to wake up to our first school shooting of the season...
ZeroEyes A.I. detection platform deployed in Texas school district
February 15, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
PHILADELPHIA – In a space where violence and school shootings dominate headlines, one Texas school district has become proactive in its response.
The Brazosport Independent School District (BISD) has chosen, ZeroEyes’ A.I.-based gun detection video analytics platform work in tandem with the school’s existing security camera network. The system works to identify illegally brandished guns and dispatch alerts to safety personnel and local law enforcement within three to five...
Baton Rouge school employs next-gen weapons detection system
December 7, 2022SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas – As shootings and other forms of violence continue to rise within the American education system, some have stepped up to provide security and safety in the interest of student welfare.
One such group is Athena Security, which most recently deployed its Athena Security Weapons Detection System at Hosanna Christian Academy in Baton Rouge, La. Athena Security’s frictionless detection systems have a slim footprint for screening people as they enter buildings. That,...