>>Roanoke Public Schools Using AI to Enhance School Safety
(Roanoke, VA) -- One Virginia school system is using AI to enhance security. Richard Stelling has the details.Preview: Voicer Script:
Roanoke City Public Schools have implemented artificial intelligence units from Evolv Technology for security screenings to enhance school safety. WSLS reports these AI units can screen up to 3,600 people per hour, detecting potential threats like weapons or prohibited items. The school system invested over $4 million in various safety measures, including the AI units, to ensure student safety. School officials say the technology has been used multiple times during various events and helped identify items like vapes and pocketknives. The Evolv systems claim about 800 school buildings are using their system with about 600,000 school visitors screened daily.