Detroit calls in the troops, refortifies campus safety

After more than 800 assaults in the 2009 – 2010 school year, Detroit Public Schools are stepping their game to increase student safety, reports the Detroit Free Press.

Partnering with Baltimore-based View Systems, the system has installed a $534,000 ViewScan detector system. It’s the same technology being used in airports and in this case it...

After more than 800 assaults in the 2009 – 2010 school year, Detroit Public Schools are stepping their game to increase student safety, reports the Detroit Free Press.

Partnering with Baltimore-based View Systems, the system has installed a $534,000 ViewScan detector system. It’s the same technology being used in airports and in this case it snaps a photo of students and indicates the location of any threatening objects, or concealed weapons, in their possession.

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