The Wichita Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously for the propsal.
A Kansas school board has unanimously approved purchasing weapons detection systems in a bid to bolster security.
The devices are designed to automatically screen people in transit and detect large metal objects, such as firearms and knives. The purchase is set to cost $1.5 million, KWCH-TV reported, and the district hopes to have the systems at every high school by the start of the second semester.
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