BARROW COUNTY, Ga. — Parents in Barrow County are demanding answers after a pocket knife was discovered inside the Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy (BASA), raising concerns about how the weapon bypassed the school's detection system.

Quick-thinking students reported the knife, allowing school staff to respond swiftly and prevent a potentially dangerous situation.

Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy is one of three high schools in the county equipped with a weapons detection system, part of a broader safety overhaul implemented after a school shooting at Apalachee High School last September.

Despite these measures, a small pocket knife was found on the floor of a hallway Thursday. School officials said the weapon was immediately reported by students and promptly handled by staff and the sch

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