Anonymous
02/21/2026 15:36
Subject: What is VOLT AI?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Typical medal detector gate costs like $3000, and each HS needs like 4? How much does this one cost? What’s the advantage AI can bring over traditional ones? It’s ridiculous to have a more advanced weapon detector than airport. I hope some journalist is interested in digging more, especially this procurement doesn’t appear on BOE approval list.
It's not more advanced than airport scanners
And false positives and failures to detect true positives. This is why they’re not used that much at airports.
Out kids are not Guinea pigs.
This is an attempt to try something—definitely better than doing nothing and just asking parents to be more aware and having more school counselors. Nothing negative is being done to our kids by using this. It is a trial to see if it is helpful for the safety of the schools, nothing will be perfect but this is definitely better than what we have now….
?? How do you that?
Anonymous
02/21/2026 15:33
Subject: What is VOLT AI?
Anonymous wrote:My kids graduated, but it's absolutely insane that the public school system will do this much recording of kids, and AI is bound to create problems and misidentify. I can't believe that parents and students aren't up in arms about VOLT AI. If I were a kid I would be organizing student walkouts.
Yes, it's expensive, but I would prefer metal detectors like Jackson-Reed has.
It is appalling. They have no f idea what they are doing, do they? And there is no recording of what they told families? Wtf?
Anonymous
02/21/2026 15:31
Subject: What is VOLT AI?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Did anyone explain to families what exactly this is? Where is the recording of the meetings at the various schools who will pilot this system?
Not really. It was clear that MCPS lacks familiarity with AI based systems and has not been able to address questions or concerns about privacy.
THAT is F concerning
Anonymous
02/21/2026 13:57
Subject: What is VOLT AI?
This is an attempt to try something—definitely better than doing nothing and just asking parents to be more aware and having more school counselors. Nothing negative is being done to our kids by using this. It is a trial to see if it is helpful for the safety of the schools, nothing will be perfect but this is definitely better than what we have now….
That’s not true at all. MCPS clearly has no understanding of how AI works and has not addressed the related privacy and security issues of using an AI based system at all. Their responses to parent’s questions about privacy have been flimsy, at best, and imply that MCPS does not know what it’s getting in to.
Anonymous
02/21/2026 13:51
Subject: What is VOLT AI?
Anonymous wrote:Did anyone explain to families what exactly this is? Where is the recording of the meetings at the various schools who will pilot this system?
Not really. It was clear that MCPS lacks familiarity with AI based systems and has not been able to address questions or concerns about privacy.
Anonymous
02/21/2026 10:56
Subject: What is VOLT AI?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Typical medal detector gate costs like $3000, and each HS needs like 4? How much does this one cost? What’s the advantage AI can bring over traditional ones? It’s ridiculous to have a more advanced weapon detector than airport. I hope some journalist is interested in digging more, especially this procurement doesn’t appear on BOE approval list.
It's not more advanced than airport scanners
And false positives and failures to detect true positives. This is why they’re not used that much at airports.
Out kids are not Guinea pigs.
This is an attempt to try something—definitely better than doing nothing and just asking parents to be more aware and having more school counselors. Nothing negative is being done to our kids by using this. It is a trial to see if it is helpful for the safety of the schools, nothing will be perfect but this is definitely better than what we have now….
The second post in this thread is a link to a story about how an SRO and MCPD misused a similar system and used it as an excuse to assault and unlawfully imprison a child.
Anonymous
02/21/2026 05:43
Subject: What is VOLT AI?
Did anyone explain to families what exactly this is? Where is the recording of the meetings at the various schools who will pilot this system?
Anonymous
02/20/2026 22:49
Subject: What is VOLT AI?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why are parents required to discuss every school purchase? File a CFP if it concerns you.
It is Maryland law.
No
Yes
Anonymous
02/20/2026 22:33
Subject: What is VOLT AI?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why are parents required to discuss every school purchase? File a CFP if it concerns you.
It is Maryland law.
No
Anonymous
02/20/2026 20:47
Subject: What is VOLT AI?
Anonymous wrote:Why are parents required to discuss every school purchase? File a CFP if it concerns you.
It is Maryland law.
Anonymous
02/20/2026 20:47
Subject: What is VOLT AI?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Typical medal detector gate costs like $3000, and each HS needs like 4? How much does this one cost? What’s the advantage AI can bring over traditional ones? It’s ridiculous to have a more advanced weapon detector than airport. I hope some journalist is interested in digging more, especially this procurement doesn’t appear on BOE approval list.
It's not more advanced than airport scanners
And false positives and failures to detect true positives. This is why they’re not used that much at airports.
Out kids are not Guinea pigs.
This is an attempt to try something—definitely better than doing nothing and just asking parents to be more aware and having more school counselors. Nothing negative is being done to our kids by using this. It is a trial to see if it is helpful for the safety of the schools, nothing will be perfect but this is definitely better than what we have now….
Even if you believe that, the trial should have been proposed, debated and voted on. Not just decided upon in a backdoor deal with Taylor and Jones.
Nope. It's a trial. They would propose, debate and vote on it if they decide to go with it.
Contract is already signed.
For the pilot
When was the pilot discussed?
Pilots don't need to be discussed. Discussions come after.
Anonymous
02/20/2026 20:40
Subject: What is VOLT AI?
Why are parents required to discuss every school purchase? File a CFP if it concerns you.
Anonymous
02/20/2026 19:01
Subject: What is VOLT AI?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Typical medal detector gate costs like $3000, and each HS needs like 4? How much does this one cost? What’s the advantage AI can bring over traditional ones? It’s ridiculous to have a more advanced weapon detector than airport. I hope some journalist is interested in digging more, especially this procurement doesn’t appear on BOE approval list.
It's not more advanced than airport scanners
And false positives and failures to detect true positives. This is why they’re not used that much at airports.
Out kids are not Guinea pigs.
This is an attempt to try something—definitely better than doing nothing and just asking parents to be more aware and having more school counselors. Nothing negative is being done to our kids by using this. It is a trial to see if it is helpful for the safety of the schools, nothing will be perfect but this is definitely better than what we have now….
Even if you believe that, the trial should have been proposed, debated and voted on. Not just decided upon in a backdoor deal with Taylor and Jones.
Nope. It's a trial. They would propose, debate and vote on it if they decide to go with it.
Contract is already signed.
For the pilot
When was the pilot discussed?
Anonymous
02/20/2026 18:50
Subject: What is VOLT AI?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Typical medal detector gate costs like $3000, and each HS needs like 4? How much does this one cost? What’s the advantage AI can bring over traditional ones? It’s ridiculous to have a more advanced weapon detector than airport. I hope some journalist is interested in digging more, especially this procurement doesn’t appear on BOE approval list.
It's not more advanced than airport scanners
And false positives and failures to detect true positives. This is why they’re not used that much at airports.
Out kids are not Guinea pigs.
This is an attempt to try something—definitely better than doing nothing and just asking parents to be more aware and having more school counselors. Nothing negative is being done to our kids by using this. It is a trial to see if it is helpful for the safety of the schools, nothing will be perfect but this is definitely better than what we have now….
Even if you believe that, the trial should have been proposed, debated and voted on. Not just decided upon in a backdoor deal with Taylor and Jones.
Nope. It's a trial. They would propose, debate and vote on it if they decide to go with it.
Contract is already signed.
For the pilot
Anonymous
02/20/2026 17:33
Subject: What is VOLT AI?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They don’t need all this expensive tech. They need to keep bad kids out of good schools. There were reformed schools a long time ago, and when a boy got into trouble with the law the judge would say “son, it’s the military or jail, your choice.” They came out changed men.
You sound like you’re 90 years old. “Boy, you better get yerself straight fore the law comes up after ‘ya!”
And what is your solution?
-DP