DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Four Volusia County high schools now have metal detectors in place as part of their security protocol, according to an update from the school district Tuesday.
School district officials confirmed the metal detectors are up and running at:
Atlantic High School in Port Orange
Pine Ridge High School in Deltona
Taylor Middle-High School in Pierson
Mainland High School in Daytona Beach
The district still needs to add them to six other schools, but plans to have them up and running soon.
In the meantime, the district also has portable metal detectors that allow for random searches, but they are not at every school.
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“I think it’s actually a good thing,” said Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry Tuesd