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TULSA, Okla. — Schools across Oklahoma are tightening safety measures at athletic games with a new technology.
The new metal detection system at Tulsa Public Schools, the Metrasens detection system, is able to analyze how dense metals are and pinpoint exactly where they are on a person.
FOX23 spoke with TPS Executive Athletics Director Mike Wilson who said Metresens will be set up at every TPS athletic event.
“We continue to try to add layers of security to make our community, our student athletes and our kids and parents safe,” he said.
The device works like a normal metal detector. Only, the difference is that it has a radius, so it picks up things on the other side.
FOX23 spoke with Chris Arbeitman, Vice President of Market and Business Development for Metrasens.
“We’re listening to the Earth’s natural magnetic field and looking for disturbances around the system,” he said.
He said that gives them an extra level of accuracy.
“Based on the disturbance that’s seen, report where it is on the body, where that disturbance was, and how ferrous, how much metal’s present,” Arbeitman said.
He said the technology is the same used in MRI scans.
“If you have a staple in you, we can set it to find the staple in you. If we want to weed out things like my belt buckle and things like that, to find larger threat items, we have the ability to do that too,” he said.
TPS Campus Police Chief Mathias Wicks said his number one focus is safety.
“My number one focus is to create a safe environment for our young people, our athletes, the family and friends who want to enjoy an athletic event,” Wicks said.
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