It was a unanimous vote Tuesday by the Upper Darby School Board to install an Evolv weapons detection system at the high school and two middle schools, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The move has wide support from parents after one student brought a loaded gun to the high school and a second student brought an AR-style magazine.

The new $1.1 million system from Evolv, paid over four years,, uses AI technology to detect a wide range of weapons.

“I just want him to be able to feel safe in the school,” parent Eboni Darden said of her son.

 If other parents won’t stop their children from getting access to weapons, Darden said, she wanted to be sure “we have something in place.”

It will take 40 to 60 minutes to process students.

Superintendent Daniel McGarry said the detectors can be set off by Chromebooks, three-ring binders and eyeglass cases, which will initially mean 400 to 600 searches a day until students learn to leave those items behind.

Some community members didn’t like the cost or how the system treats children like potential criminals, but McGarry said administrators are now responding to threats “24/7.”

Read more about reactions to a new weapon detection system in The Philadelphia Inquirer.