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ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — St. Lucie Public Schools will implement rotating metal detectors for the new school year.

WATCH BELOW: 'Another layer of security,' Superintendent Dr. Jon Prince tells WPTV This Treasure Coast school district deploying random rotating metal detectors

Safety in schools is top of mind, for parent Victoria Cartales in Port St. Lucie.

“As parents, we're trusting them by giving them our kids all day,” said Cartales.

To build that trust, Superintendent Dr. Jon Prince said district staff will deploy the metal detectors periodically and randomly.

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“We may show up one day, we may show up the very next day,” said Prince. “We may show up the next week.”

Prince said they’ll notify parents the first time they’re deployed. Afte

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