Brevard Expands Weapons Screening to 12 Middle Schools
Weapons detection equipment will screen middle school arrivals, with additional checks for anyone who triggers repeated alerts.
- By Chelsey Arries
- October 26, 2026
Twelve middle schools in Florida’s Brevard Public Schools district are scheduled to receive weapons detection equipment, extending a screening program already established at its 16 high schools.
Central Middle School is the first campus in the middle school rollout, according to the district. Surtax revenue is funding the expansion, which is part of the district’s five-year strategic plan.
The OpenGate equipment screens people entering buildings for potentially dangerous or prohibited objects. District officials said the systems are intended to limit delays as students arrive.
Anyone who triggers an alert will be asked to walk through the equipment a second time. A repeated alert will prompt further screening in a separate area, where belongings may be examined.
The district plans to notify families as individual schools introduce the equipment and explain how the screening process will work.
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Chelsey Arries is assistant editor of Security Today, Campus Security Today, Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental Protection Online.