Taylor found money for weapons detection

[Anonymous]

The bill will come due eventually. Just like the EV bus scheme was budget neutral according to Essie McGuire, the weapons detection system is "free" for 30 days.

https://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2026/02/once-again-mcps-skips-public-bidding.html

[Anonymous]

The system doesn’t work that well.

[Anonymous]

Free? Your ass it's "free."

[Anonymous]

So now ALL schools will have a what- exactly- is- this weapons-detection system??

[Anonymous]

"MCPS needs to do more to keep my kids safe...as long as I don't need to pay for it with taxes."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"MCPS needs to do more to keep my kids safe...as long as I don't need to pay for it with taxes."

Don't call it f free

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"MCPS needs to do more to keep my kids safe...as long as I don't need to pay for it with taxes."

Wrong thread. This thread is about MCPS failing to follow Maryland procurement laws and BOE policies by contracting with a vendor without a public procurement process. A public process allows for the parents to learn about products, ask questions, evaluate cost data and participate in a final vote of the Board of Education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"MCPS needs to do more to keep my kids safe...as long as I don't need to pay for it with taxes."

+1

[Anonymous]

Lots of hype, false positives, and other failures by these systems.

https://abc7.com/post/student-handcuffed-doritos-bag-mistaken-gun-schools-ai-security-system-baltimore-county-maryland/18073796/

https://apnews.com/article/subway-gun-scanners-ai-evolv-cdabf48e727d06c21a53e42a2a7a0249

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/01/us/ai-gun-detection-software-antioch-school

https://statescoop.com/ftc-ai-weapon-detection-company-evolv-deceptively-advertised-schools/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"MCPS needs to do more to keep my kids safe...as long as I don't need to pay for it with taxes."

+1

Start your own thread. MCPS has lost hundreds of millions of dollars on “quiet” procurements, many watched by Essie McGuire.

[Anonymous]

Of course he did. He finds money when its he wants to and claims budget issues when its bias and hatred, like when they closed the MVA. What a joke.

[Anonymous]

The number of procurement violations MCPS has a history of engaging in is troubling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"MCPS needs to do more to keep my kids safe...as long as I don't need to pay for it with taxes."

Don't call it f free

MCPS gives out free stuff all the time. Can we call that out too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"MCPS needs to do more to keep my kids safe...as long as I don't need to pay for it with taxes."

Don't call it f free

MCPS gives out free stuff all the time. Can we call that out too?

Nothing is free

[Anonymous]

It's a pilot that they're doing at 3 high school schools. I wouldn't be surprised if it's free or extremely discounted. At this point, I think anything is better than nothing.