See the new weapons detection systems for DeKalb football games

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See the new weapons detection systems for DeKalb football games

The DeKalb County School District will be using the Evolv weapons detection system at football games this year.

Analysts with the DeKalb County Safe Schools program perform a test run on the Evolv weapons detection system at Adams Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. The system has already been implemented in many DeKalb schools and will be expanding to football stadiums. (Natrice Miller/ AJC)

Views of the Evolv weapons detection system shown at the entrance of Adams Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. The system has already been implemented in many DeKalb schools and will be expanding to football stadiums. (Natrice Miller/ AJC)

The Evolv weapons detection system detects a weapon during a demonstration at Adams Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. The system has already been implemented in many DeKalb schools and will be expanding to football stadiums. (Natrice Miller/ AJC)

Analysts with the DeKalb County Safe Schools program operate the Evolv weapons detection system at Adams Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. The system has already been implemented in many DeKalb schools and will be expanding to football stadiums. (Natrice Miller/ AJC)

Analysts with the DeKalb County Safe Schools program perform a test run on the Evolv weapons detection system at Adams Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. The system has already been implemented in many DeKalb schools and will be expanding to football stadiums. (Natrice Miller/ AJC)

Frederick Johnson, an analyst with the DeKalb County Safe Schools program, uses the monitoring tablet for the Evolv weapons detection system at Adams Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. The system has already been implemented in many DeKalb schools and will be expanding to football stadiums. (Natrice Miller/ AJC)

An analyst with the DeKalb County Safe Schools program holds a test tool used for training for the Evolv weapons detection system at Adams Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. The system has already been implemented in many DeKalb schools and will be expanding to football stadiums. (Natrice Miller/ AJC)

Antonio Johnson, an analyst with the DeKalb County Safe Schools program, walks through the Evolv weapons detection system during a test run at Adams Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. The system has already been implemented in many DeKalb schools and will be expanding to football stadiums. (Natrice Miller/ AJC)

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Analysts with the DeKalb County Safe Schools program perform a test run on the Evolv weapons detection system at Adams Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. The system has already been implemented in many DeKalb schools and will be expanding to football stadiums. (Natrice Miller/ AJC)

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