The Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners unanimously approved $6 million on Tuesday night to install weapons detection systems at 26 high schools.
The board did not engage in any public discussion about the system at the meeting and approved the funding in a single vote, along with eight other agenda items.
According to board documents, the weapons detection system will be installed at only high schools by Alliance Technology Group, which the board will pay nearly $5.46 million to install the systems and $540,000 for electrical upgrades at 26 schools. The district has around $7.8 million left over from $41 million originally assigned for construction at Armistead Gardens Elementary School, and the board voted to transfer that money to the general fund to be spent on the weapons detection system, according to board documents.
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