As public schools continue to grapple with on-campus violence, U.S. schools are increasingly looking to artificial intelligence to beef up security.
AI companies have ramped up their offerings with solutions including perimeter and entry screening for weapons, video and audio-based shot detection, AI analysis for fight and threat detection, student device content analysis and more.
A recent Gallup poll showed 44% of parents “fear for their oldest child’s physical safety at school,” up from 15% in 2008.
While the National Center for Education Statistics reports 93% of public schools use security cameras on campus, technology is now being leveraged to make sure “someone” is watching those feeds.
AI can potentially support school resource officers who don’t have the bandwidth to watch every camera by detecting anomalous patterns in video that could indicate threats.
