DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. — Davidson County Schools plans to install walk-through weapon detectors at all six middle schools and seven traditional high schools, pending approval from county commissioners.

District officials say the nearly $650,000 project is aimed at strengthening campus security and staying proactive, not responding to any past incidents.

“The number one priority is the safety of our students and staff,” the district’s safety coordinator, Travis Stroud, said.

The Board of Education voted Monday night to purchase 34 detectors that would be used during the school day and at sporting events. Stroud said the district has not experienced a violent incident that prompted the move, but he called the upgrade a “logical step” in school safety.

“We want to screen those folks as the

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