Colby Public Schools becomes the second Kansas district in a week to implement proactive software via state safety funding.
A second rural school district in Kansas has implemented an artificial intelligence gun detection platform to enhance security across its campuses.
Colby Public Schools USD 315 integrated the software, developed by threat intelligence company ZeroEyes, into its existing digital security camera infrastructure. The district serves about 950 students and 175 staff members across an elementary, middle and high school.
The rollout follows an identical deployment at Meade USD 226, which integrated the same weapons-detection technology into its security infrastructure.
Like the Meade implementation, funding for Colby Public Schools was obtained through the Kansas Safe and Secure Firearm Detection Grant Program, administered by the state attorney general’s office. District officials coordinated with local community leaders and law enforcement to secure the grant and prioritize the technology.
The software scans camera feeds for visible firearms. When a weapon is identified, images are routed to an operations center staffed around the clock by military and law enforcement veterans. If analysts verify the threat, alerts and situational intelligence—including weapon type, descriptions and location updates—are dispatched to school officials and local police within seconds.
District officials noted the software provides an active monitoring solution that the small school system could not otherwise maintain continuously with existing personnel.
Local law enforcement agencies, which regularly collaborate with the district on emergency planning, will receive the automated alerts directly to accelerate response times during potential security incidents.
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