Volusia County Schools Deploys ZeroEyes AI Gun Detection Platform to Strengthen Campus Safety
Florida District Adopts Proactive Security Technology to Protect Students and Staff Against Gun-Related Threats
PHILADELPHIA, May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ZeroEyes, the creators of the first AI-based gun detection video analytics platform to earn the full U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation, today announced that its AI gun detection and intelligent situational awareness technology has been deployed by Florida's Volusia County Schools (VCS) to proactively protect students and staff from gun-related violence.
According to data from the ZeroEyes Gun Violence Research Center, 40.4% of analyzed gun-related incidents in Florida occurred on K-12 campuses. VCS has added ZeroEyes to a multi-layered security strategy that includes safe school officers at each school, as well as rapid communication protocols, Centegix badges for emergency alerts, and single-point entry at all facilities. The adoption of ZeroEyes' AI gun detection technology adds another critical layer of protection to VCS's safety program.
'Our goal is to be a trailblazer for school safety in Florida,' said Dr. Carmen Balgobin, Superintendent of Volusia County Schools. 'After seeing the Daytona Beach Police Department's success with ZeroEyes, we conducted a thorough evaluation of the technology. We began piloting it in a few of our schools and quickly recognized the critical value it provides. We want our students to focus on learning, building friendships, and preparing for their futures, rather than worrying about their safety.'
With more than 60,000 students and 8,000 employees across nearly 70 traditional schools, VCS is the 14th-largest school district in Florida and the largest employer in the county. The district's diverse campuses span a variety of settings, from beachfront communities to wooded areas and urban centers.
ZeroEyes' AI gun detection and intelligent situational awareness software layers onto VCS's existing digital security cameras. If a gun is identified, images are instantly shared with the ZeroEyes Operations Center (ZOC), the industry's only U.S.-based, fully in-house operation center, which is staffed 24/7/365 by military and law enforcement veterans. If these experts determine that the threat is valid, they dispatch alerts and actionable intelligence — including visual description, gun type, and last known location — to first responders and school staff as quickly as 3 to 5 seconds from detection.
'Every school should be a place where students and staff feel safe and protected,' said Mike Lahiff, CEO and co-founder of ZeroEyes. 'Volusia County Schools is taking a leadership role in setting new standards for campus safety, and we are proud to work with a district that emphasizes proactive security solutions to help protect its students and staff.'
About ZeroEyes
ZeroEyes delivers a proactive, human-verified AI gun detection software solution that integrates into existing digital security cameras and helps to mitigate mass shootings and gun-related violence by reducing response times, providing actionable intelligence with images and delivering clarity among chaos — ultimately saving lives. ZeroEyes' patented solution has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a promising anti-terrorism technology and was the first video analytics technology to receive full SAFETY Act Designation.
Founded by Navy SEALs and elite technologists, ZeroEyes dispatches accurate and real-time actionable intelligence about the illegal brandishing of a gun near or in an occupied area or building, to local staff and law enforcement with an image of the shooter(s) and location of the threat, as quickly as 3 to 5 seconds from the moment the gun is detected.
The ZeroEyes team also provides tech consulting, installation assistance and practice drills for active shooter events to enhance safety at schools, corporate and government facilities. Headquartered in the Greater Philadelphia area, the company's affordable and effective gun detection solution has been adopted by the US Department of Defense, leading public K-12 school districts, colleges/universities, healthcare facilities, commercial property groups, manufacturing plants, Fortune 500 corporate campuses, shopping malls, big-box retail stores and more. Learn more about ZeroEyes at ZeroEyes.com.
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