On Friday morning, a student was stopped from bringing a pistol onto the Legacy High School campus in Mansfield by a weapons detection device.
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A Mansfield Legacy High School student brought a gun to school in a backpack on Friday.
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The weapon was detected by the school’s AI weapons detection system.
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The student was quickly arrested and will face disciplinary action.
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A Mansfield Legacy High School student brought a gun to school in a backpack on Friday.
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The weapon was detected by the school’s AI weapons detection system.
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The student was quickly arrested and will face disciplinary action.
Texas’s MansfieldAn artificial intelligence-powered weapons detection system stopped a student from bringing a pistol to Mansfield Legacy High School.
The student was taken into custody after Mansfield ISD officials discovered the gun on Friday morning.
No particular threat was made, and there is currently no indication of the student’s intentions.
We know:
An AI weapons detection system called Evolv informed Mansfield Legacy High personnel on Friday morning that a pupil had a firearm in their bookbag.
Britney Fortner, the district’s director of safety and security, clarified, “Students go through it in the morning.” “Our visitors also pass through, and it just searches for weapons that could be brought into our campuses.”
Fortner explained the following steps.
“That was identified by an assistant principal that was doing that further screening, which is part of our standard process on campus.”
When the weapon was discovered, a policeman was in the lobby, and the student was taken into custody.
No specific threats were made against any other staff members or students, according to Mansfield ISD.
What is unknown to us:
The student’s age and whether they have a history of disciplinary actions are unknown to us.
The reason the teenager took the weapon to school is likewise unclear.
Evolv Weapons Detection System
It’s not just a technique for detecting metal. A step closer to a safe campus is the new protocol for all high school students in Mansfield ISD.
Overview:
The advanced system keeps an eye on the front door and other entrances using artificial intelligence and a weapons detection sensor. Some entertainment venues employ the same technology.
Following the incident at Timberview High School in 2021 that left two students and a teacher injured, Mansfield ISD implemented the Evolv system at all of its high schools in 2023.
For his attempted capital murder, the shooter is currently serving a 12-year sentence.
Although Mansfield ISD spends roughly $40,000 annually on Evolv, school administrators felt the cost is well worth it, particularly in light of Friday’s circumstances.
“We are very thankful for Mansfield ISD putting safety and security as one of our main priorities in the district.”
The Source: Previous news coverage and a statement given to parents by the Mansfield Independent School District are the sources of the information in this story.
