PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- The Peoria Public School Board of Education revealed the new AI metal detector companies and how much they will cost.

All companies will give eight metal detectors if signed onto a contract, but each gave varying deals.

The cheapest company, Opengate, costs $173,650, and the schools will then own the metal detectors. In the middle is Evolv, which will cost the board $487,790 for a four-year lease. The third option is Xtract One, which would cost $1,096,000 for a five-year loan.

Board President Gregory Wilson said that the AI metal detectors will find weapons better than the current detectors

"It will improve the time the student is able to get from the school, inside the school to their classroom, which is only going to increase the learning time that we have wit

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