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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jeff Amy

Georgia could become the first state with weapons detection in all public schools

Weapons Detection Schools - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Georgia could become the first state to require every student to be checked for weapons when arriving at a public school each day.

A bill is nearing passage that would require weapons detection systems in a further reaction to a 2024 school shooting that killed four.

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