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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Feb 14, 2025

The Metro Nashville Public Schools board unanimously approved the installation of Evolv, a concealed weapon detection system, in all district high schools, the Tennessean reports. A pilot of the system was installed at Antioch High School as students returned to campus six days after a student fatally shot another on Jan. 22. Evolv uses artificial intelligence to detect concealed weapons as people enter the school and is more specialized than traditional metal detectors. The board's approval expands the district's existing contract with System Integrations, with the initial cost estimated at around $1.25 million annually. Depending on the rollout at high schools, MNPS may seek additional funding to install Evolv in middle and elementary schools. Evolv Technologies has had setbacks: the company settled a case with the the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in November after the FTC said the company made "misleading claims" that its AI screening system was more effective than traditional metal detectors.