Pinellas Schools Pause Weapon Detectors

0:00Pinellas County Schools is hitting polls on weapon detectors at two high schools, Gibbs and Palm Harbor University just 10 days after rollout. The pilot kicked off on April 7th and was said to run through the school year, but starting next week, students skipped the scans altogether. Superintendent Kevin Hendrick dropped the news at Tuesday school board meeting, saying the last day for detectors is Friday, April 17th. The main reason? Keeping state and international testing smooth without any morning chaos, messing things up. Parrots and kids weren't feeling it from day one, with long lines backing up outside, and false alarms popping off from everyday stuff like laptops, scissors, and metal water bottles. Some even ditch school-issued laptops to dodge the hassle, turning safety measures into a real bottleneck. District leaders knew early kings were coming, but the complaints piled up fast enough to pull the plug early. Now they're digging into what clicked and what flopped during this short run. Expect a full breakdown in future plans at a May workshop, as they tweak logistics for

1:03any comeback down the line. Schools stay vigilant, just without the detectors for now. I'm Cory with the story. That's your Tampa Bay News today update. AI powered and always on.