A proposal for Peoria Public Schools to purchase a new walk-through metal detector system for the district’s three traditional high schools failed to gain board of education approval on Tuesday.
Four of the seven board members voted against the four-year subscription with Beck Tech for its Evolv equipment and technology, saying they didn’t receive the additional information they requested at the July 1 meeting.
“It was my understanding that we tabled this at the last meeting, and the reason for tabling was to look at other services that provided the same type of service to our to our district,” board member Martha Ross said after pulling the item from the consent agenda. “I’m not sure that we’ve done ... the due diligence in that.”
The system featuring improved technology was pilot tested at Richwoods High School for four days earlier this year. Director of School Safety Demario Boone told the board the Evolv system would boost the district’s “multi-layered approach” to ensuring safety and eliminating potential threats.
