The safety and security of your student(s) and our staff is our top priority. To enhance the safety and security of our school campuses, we will start using the OPENGATE® weapons detection system in our intermediate, middle, and high schools. OPENGATE® is designed for the automatic screening of people for weapons. It will also identify other items not permitted on school property.
After thoroughly evaluating a number of different products and technologies, Deming Public Schools has selected the Ceia OPENGATE®. This same system is being used in venues around our country, including airports, schools, hospitals, theme parks, stadiums, performing arts centers, government buildings, NFL stadiums, and universities. The benefits of the OPENGATE® system include: fast and automatic screening; no removal of backpacks, purses, keys and cell phones; extreme transit flow with near zero nuisance alarms; quick to set up; mobile and can be used indoors and outdoors. Deming Public Schools is one of thousands of districts throughout the county, state, and country implementing the OPENGATE® system to better protect our students, staff, and visitors.
All students and visitors will be subject to screening as they enter a school and at other school events by walking through the OPENGATE®. If OPENGATE® detects any items that are not permitted, a secondary screening will be conducted. Illegal and prohibited items discovered during the secondary screening will be confiscated and could lead to school discipline and/or legal consequences.
All students and visitors will be screened when entering our intermediate, middle, and high schools. As students approach their school entrance, they will need to remove their Chromebook/laptop, iPad/tablets, 3-ring binders that have metal rings, metal lunch boxes, metal pencil cases, metal eyeglass cases and hand them to a staff member or place them on the table. We recommend students come to school with zipper less computer cases & sleeves, as well as, plastic cases and containers because metal containers may cause the OPENGATE® to alarm and require a secondary screening. Students will then walk through the OPENGATE® Weapon Detection system while carrying their book bags. As long as there are no weapons or large metal objects in the book bag, the student will be able to claim their belongings off the table or from staff and continue to class. If there is an alert as the student passes through, a secondary screening will be conducted to determine the cause of the alert.
PSA Opengate English and Spanish.pdf
OPENGATE Flyer.pdf