Speak Up: IR School District joins Seaford with weapon detection system

Opting to be proactive, the Indian River School District is adding a layer of security for the upcoming year: a weapon detection system similar to one being used at Seaford schools. Indian River has purchased two OpenGate Weapons Detection Systems to provide mobile technology for enhanced security screening at public events.

• Cape needs to do this. — Shannon Elizabeth
• Good. — Patti Kane Turner
• My high school in Philly has had these for 30 years. — Susan Mazzola
• It used to be different down here. — Dawn Dukes Lewis
• Remember when schools were a safe space for our children? — Barbara Anderson Porcella
• All schools should have this. Let’s be real. Times have changed. — Clifton Skinner
• One more step to safety. — Maria Brooks
• What is this world coming to? — Michelle D. Lloyd
• This is what happens when fathers are removed from homes, and the institution of family is destroyed in our country. — Jon Roe
• There are too many liberal policies, and gun laws are ineffective when a plea is allowed. — Howard Gaines III
• You mean all the “gun-free zone” signs aren’t working? Say it ain’t so! — Jackie Veal Cates
• So glad I am homeschooling my children. — Jennifer Fink