Weapon detection system leased by UMass Medical School rarely used, I

A WBZ I-Team investigation revealed the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School leased weapon detection systems for hundreds of thousands of dollars, and found most of them are not being used very much.

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The I-Team has learned UMass Chan Medical School signed a four-year contract to lease 14 weapon detection units, at a cost of more than $1.5 million.

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Mary Connaughton, the Director of Government Transparency