FAQs

EVOLV uses advanced sensor technology and artificial intelligence to help pinpoint the location of potential threats and differentiate them from many everyday items. This location-specific information allows for targeted secondary inspection, reducing unnecessary, invasive inspection and creating an efficient screening process.

All students at Greenview, Memorial Junior High, and Brush High School, as well as daytime visitors, will be screening using the EVOLV system before entering the building. Additionally, EVOLV will be utilized for certain athletic events, such as home football and/or basketball games.

A secondary inspection uses a handheld metal detector to inspect only the area indicated by the EVOLV screening.

The secondary inspection will be conducted away from other students. A notice will be sent to the parent/guardian if a secondary inspection yields a student code of conduct violation.

No. EVOLV is intended to alert potential threats. However, many everyday items can cause an alert, such as keys, chromebooks, and other metal items. If a student is getting pulled for secondary inspection regularly, it can be helpful to identify what item is alerting EVOLV and consider if it can be left at home.

The system gives a localized alert (ie: a backpack or front pocket), which allows the second inspection to be targeted. The inspection is conducted using a handheld metal detector waved near the area alerted by EVOLV to identify the item that caused the alert. Backpacks are searched if EVOLV indicated the alert in the bag. The bag search is conducted in front of the student. All secondary searches are conducted in view of security cameras.

Any item discovered through regular screening that violates the student code of conduct will be addressed as outlined in the Student Handbook. Families will be notified if this occurs.

Yondr Pouches are specially designed storage bags to hold cell phones and other personal electronic devices, such as smart watches and ear buds, safely in possession of the owner while preventing access until unlocked by a release tool.

The use of Yondr Pouches in schools has been on the rise in an effort to create a cell phone-free environment, reduce distractions in the classroom, and increase positive peer relations. 

Currently, Yondr Pouches are only in use at Brush High School. All other schools are also cell phone-free and require students to keep cell phones powered off and stored in backpacks and/or lockers.

In the event of an urgent message, families can contact the main office to get a message to their student. However, if it is a message that can wait until the end of the school day, please wait until school has dismissed.

We understand the desire to contact students during an emergency to know they are ok. The district has communication protocol during emergency situations. Families will receive continuous information from the district, which results in the sharing of only confirmed, factual information. 

Additionally, during an emergency situation, students must be alert and ready to follow any and all instructions. Phones can be a distraction and even a dangerous hazard during a lockdown or evacuation situation.

School administrators have a number of magnets to allow for stations to be set up away from the building to release phones from Yondr pouches in the event of an emergency evacuation.

Yes. Any student requiring access to their phone for legitimate medical reasons can get an exemption by providing a medical note from their physician. They will then be issued a Yondr pouch that can be accessed during the day.

Students who forget their Yondr pouch will have their phone and other personal communication devices (such as smart watches and bluetooth headphones) stored in a locked cabinet in the main office. They may retrieve it at the end of the school day.

Students who lose their Yondr pouch will be charged for a replacement. The cost is $35

If students leave school without unlocking their Yondr pouch, they can return to the school before 4 p.m. to have it unlocked. If they miss this window, they will need to wait until the next official school day to have the pouch unlocked by an administrator.