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Manassas schools first in region to approve metal detectors

Manassas City School Board member Lisa Stevens

Manassas City Public Schools have become the first in the region to scan students for guns and other weapons.

The city school board, on Tuesday, December 13, voted to spend $436,000 to install four new security scanners and cameras at Osbourn High School, the city's only high school. Known as Evolv Express Lanes, the scanners are common at sporting events and concert venues.

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