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Woodbine Community School District Deploys Zero Eyes AI Gun Detection to Protect Students and Faculty
A shooting at Perry High School on Thursday provided a sobering reminder of the threat of gun violence in schools.The attack in the Dallas County school left a sixth-grader dead along with the 17-year-old suspect, who is believed to have died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. School districts around Iowa and across the nation have taken precautions, put plans into place and coordinated with local law enforcement about how to handle a possible shooter in the buildings. Woodbine Community school district was already in the process of implementing a technological solution aimed at reducing the risk of a shooting incident. Proactive Security Solution will Identify Illegally Brandished Guns on Iowa School Campuses and Dispatch Alerts to First Responders in as Fast as 3-5 Seconds ZeroEyes, the creators of the only AI-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the US Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation, announced this Wednesday that its proactive AI gun detection and intelligent situational awareness platform has been selected by Woodbine Community School District in Woodbine, Iowa, to protect students, faculty and staff from individuals attempting to bring illegal guns onto the campus. Woodbine Community School District, a rural pre-K-12 public school district that serves 500+ students, adopted ZeroEyes to address these growing safety concerns.
“We are dedicated to enhancing school safety, so that our teachers can focus on education and students can concentrate on learning,” said Justin Wagner, Superintendent, Woodbine Community Schools. “Choosing ZeroEyes means instant verification, validation and communication to local law enforcement of anyone wishing to harm students or staff with a gun. Their team and 24/7/365 in-house operations center provide us with high confidence that we are providing the most advanced notification system available. This is an important step in a series of proactive mitigation and safety precautions we are taking to keep students and staff safe within the WCSD.”
If ZeroEyes detects a gun on campus, the software will instantly send images to the ZeroEyes Operation Center (ZOC), staffed by specially trained U.S. military and law enforcement veterans, 24/7/365. These experts will verify the threat and dispatch alerts and actionable intelligence, including visual description, gun type and last known location, to local Woodbine staff and first responders in as fast as 3 to 5 seconds from detection.
"We're proud to see Woodbine Community Schools adopt our AI gun detection technology,” said Mike Lahiff, CEO and co-founder, ZeroEyes. “We see it as our duty to help create a safer learning environment for children. We hope to see a day where schools are free from violence, ensuring students, parents, and staff can live without fear in schools.”
