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.

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 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?

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

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 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.

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

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

Free? Your ass it's "free."

The system doesn’t work that well.

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