VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. —
The Volusia County school district is ordering metal detectors, 30 of them with three at each area high school.
The decision is in part after false claims of a gunman at Mainland High School in Daytona Beach earlier this month.
"They will be used as part of our new safety protocol," Angel Gomez, a district spokesman said.
School district officials, parents, students and even members of the community were upset after law enforcement descended on the Mainland High School campus on Sept. 7 when reports of gunshots fired went out.
There was no weapon, and no one was hurt.
It was a prank, but that's when renewed talk of a new layer of security began, including buying walk-through metal detectors, three of them for each of the area's ten high schools.
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They wouldn't be for daily use but rather: "For athletic events and other events that will gather after school at high schools that may bring in a large number of people," Gomez said.
So, for example, anyone going to a high school football game locally hosted will go through a metal detecting unit.
WESH spoke with several parents who say sadly, the time has come to take that next step.
"I think that they should. I think they should probably use them for everyday use at the high schools," Marsha Peterzell, a parent said.
"Really, you are that concerned?" WESH 2's Claire Metz said.
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