Schools are testing pepper-spraying drones to stop shooters
Summary
Several schools in Colorado, Florida, and Georgia will start the school year using drones equipped with pepper spray, strobe lights, and sirens to respond quickly to active shooters. These drones can fly fast through hallways, helping locate and stop a shooter before police arrive, aiming to improve school safety during shootings.Key Facts
- The drones come from Mithril Defense and are called Campus Guardian Angel.
- They can fly up to 50 miles per hour inside schools and locate a shooter within 15 seconds.
- The drones use sirens, strobe lights, pepper gel, and can ram a shooter as a last measure.
- Remote pilots operate drones from Mithril's headquarters in Austin, Texas.
- School shootings peaked at 352 incidents in 2023 but have decreased over the past two years.
- The drones are stored securely inside schools and can be deployed within seconds.
- The cost for using the drones is about $20,000 per year for an 80,000-square-foot school.
- Some experts say mental health and positive school environments are also important to prevent violence.
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