Barrow County schools have virtual learning day on Monday
Barrow County high schools will be closed on Monday for a virtual learning day, not for inclement weather, but for emergency metal detectors to be installed. This comes after another 14-year-old allegedly brought a gun to Apalachee High School.
Barrow County Schools introducing OpenGate Weapons Detection Systems at high schools
On Thursday, January 8, 2025, the Barrow County Board of Education made a unanimous decision to enhance security measures across its three high schools by approving the purchase and implementation of the OpenGate Weapons Detection System.
Barrow School Board approves purchase of OpenGate Weapons Detection System
The Barrow County School board voted Friday to approve the immediate purchase of the OpenGate Weapons Detection System to be installed in the system's three high schools.
Apalachee High School campus closed Monday in connection to weapon detection system
Apalachee High School’s campus is closed Monday, Jan. 13, and students are scheduled to have a digital learning day.
Apalachee shooting: Barrow County to install weapons detection systems in all high schools
Barrow County schools will install weapons detection systems in all high schools following a deadly shooting at Apalachee High School, with implementation expected to begin next week at a cost of around $700,000.
Barrow County schools will now have metal detectors months after deadly Apalachee High shooting
The Barrow County BOE scheduled an emergency meeting for Thursday at 4 p.m. after a 14-year-old student was arrested for bringing a gun into Apalachee High School.
Barrow County to install weapon detection systems
Barrow County school officials say weapon detection systems will be installed at all county high schools more than 130 days after a deadly shooting at Apalachee High School.
Weapon detectors coming to Apalachee High School after student found with gun
The board called the meeting after Barrow County School System said a student brought a gun into Apalachee High School Wednesday. That crime happened four months after the deadly shooting rampage at that school Sept.
Teachers prepare to walk through weapon detectors at Apalachee High on Monday
Barrow County School System confirmed deputies arrested a 14-year-old student at school and seized a gun from him.
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