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TCA 49-6-4207

Use of metal detectors

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Schools may use metal detectors and electronic screening devices to prevent weapons from being brought onto school grounds.

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To facilitate a search that is found to be necessary of students, school visitors, containers or packages, metal detectors and other devices designed to indicate the presence of dangerous weapons, drug paraphernalia or drugs may be used in searches, including hand-held models that are passed over or around a student‘s or visitor‘s body, and students, visitors, containers and packages may be required to pass through a stationary detector.
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TCA Section49-6-4207