NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In response to Wednesday’s fatal shooting at Antioch High School, the campus has installed weapons detection technology.
The system from Evolv will be up and running when students return to school on Tuesday, reports WSMV. Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) officials began installing the equipment on Friday, and the systems were tested over the weekend. Staff members are also being trained how to use the technology.
An MNPS spokesperson said the Evolv system is a pilot program, but they intend to use the technology indefinitely.
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When students return on Tuesday, they will be required to walk through the detectors. Additionally, the campus will offer grief counseling, mental health supports, restorative practices and community-building activities.
The installation of weapons detection technology and implementation of emotional well-being efforts was prompted by last week’s fatal shooting of 16-year-old Josselin Corea Escalante by one of her classmates.
Another student was grazed by one of the bullets. He was treated at a local hospital and released. The shooter died by suicide in front of other students.
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In a sad twist of fate, Escalante and her family fled Guatemala in 2019 to the U.S. to escape violence, reports CBS Austin.
Escalante’s funeral was held on Sunday and the community rallied on Friday at Plaza Mariachi, reports Fox17.
3 Nashville Middles Schoolers Arrested for Making Threats Following Antioch Shooting
The shooting at Antioch High School was followed by the arrests of three middle schoolers on Friday for threatening mass violence, reports WSMV.
One seventh grader made threats against Valor Flagship Academy, Thurgood Marshall Middle School, and John F. Kennedy Middle School. A 13-year-old student at Haynes Middle School with a history of making threats threatened on Instagram to shoot up several other schools. Additionally, a 14-year-old student at H.G. Hill Middle School was arrested for sending a photo of a gun to a classmate and making mass shooting threats.
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