Guilford County Schools Safely Usher In The New Academic Year With Evolv Technology
October 05 2022 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
North Carolina district chose Evolv after
seeing impressive results from nearby cities
Evolv Technology (NASDAQ: EVLV), the leader in AI-based weapons
detection security screening, today announced its partnership with
Guilford County Schools in North Carolina. Evolv’s state-of-the-art
Evolv Express® screening solution began being used in nearly 20 of
the district’s high schools starting with the 2022-2023 academic
year.
After seeing the successful use of Evolv Express in the
neighboring Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system, the district spoke
with Evolv Technology about how Evolv Express could be used to
screen for potential threats while enabling a comfortable entry
into school for students.
Evolv Express allows for a faster and better security process as
people can walk through without always having to stop or undergo
invasive screening while the system works to detect and pinpoint
the location of concealed weapons. Traditional metal detectors at
schools can cause backups at entrances and delays to the start of
the school day, as students are subject to a manual screening
process, as well as tend to make students feel less safe and
unsettled. With Evolv Express in place, there is no hassle of
undergoing an invasive, hands-on security check at the start of the
day.
“The Evolv system allows us to add another layer of security for
our schools, without detracting from the learning environment,”
said Mike Richey, executive director of emergency management at
Guilford County Schools. “After successfully launching the system
in all high schools at the start of the school year, we are now
using it for sporting events and other large gatherings.”
Guilford County Schools is using 44 Evolv Express screening
systems across 19 high schools. The technology will help keep tens
of thousands of students, educators, and staff safe in the state’s
third-largest school district. In addition to its use in
Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools, Evolv Express is currently in use in
more than 26 schools across the U.S. including schools in
Spartanburg, South Carolina, Fayette County, West Virginia and
Champaign, Illinois.
“Our vision is a safer world for people wherever they gather,”
said Peter George, CEO of Evolv Technology. “Working with Guilford
County, and a growing list of schools around the country, is at the
center of that vision and allows schools to keep the focus on
providing a quality education.”
About Evolv Technology
Evolv Technology (NASDAQ: EVLV) is transforming human security
to make a safer, faster, and better experience for the world’s most
iconic venues and companies as well as schools, hospitals, and
public spaces, using industry leading artificial intelligence
(AI)-powered weapons detection and analytics. Its mission is to
transform security to create a safer world to work, learn, and
play. Evolv has digitally transformed the gateways in places where
people gather by enabling seamless integration combined with
powerful analytics and insights. Evolv’s advanced systems have
scanned more than 350 million people, second only to the Department
of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
in the United States. Evolv has been awarded the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) SAFETY Act Designation as a Qualified
Anti-Terrorism Technology (QATT) as well as the Security Industry
Association (SIA) New Products and Solutions (NPS) Award in the Law
Enforcement/Public Safety/Guarding Systems category. Evolv
Technology®, Evolv Express®, Evolv Insights®, and Evolv Cortex AI®
are registered trademarks or trademarks of Evolv Technologies, Inc.
in the United States and other jurisdictions. For more information,
visit https://evolvtechnology.com.
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