ZeroEyes, known for its AI-driven gun detection platform, has implemented its technology in New Jersey's Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District.
This initiative aims to bolster the safety measures for around 1,800 students and 350 staff members across Indian Hills High School and Ramapo High School, located in Bergen County’s suburban communities of Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff.
Integrating advanced security layers
With this addition, ZeroEyes enhances the district's comprehensive security framework, which is already supported by a school resource officer (SRO), upgraded public address systems, improved camera setups, and strobelight alerts.
"Our leadership team, in collaboration with our Board of Education, is constantly exploring new approaches and ideas to stay ahead of potential security issues and enable the best possible response to a school-based threat," said Charlie Wolff, District Security Coordinator and School Safety Specialist at Ramapo Indian Hills Board of Education. "Partnering with ZeroEyes allows us to take our video surveillance system to a whole new level. At Ramapo Indian Hills, our primary goal is to create a safe learning environment for every student, and we achieve this through an ongoing cycle of security evaluation, implementation, and refinement."
Real-time threat intelligence
The AI-driven software by ZeroEyes is designed to integrate with existing digital surveillance cameras. Upon detecting a firearm, the system immediately sends images to the ZeroEyes Operations Center (ZOC). This centre, staffed round-the-clock by U.S. military and law enforcement veterans, is unique for being entirely U.S.-based. When a credible threat is confirmed, these experts dispatch crucial information — including visual descriptions, gun type, and last known location — to law enforcement and school security, typically within 3 to 5 seconds.
Mike Lahiff, CEO and co-founder of ZeroEyes, expressed his support for the initiative, stating, “We’re proud to support the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District in its mission to provide a safe, secure learning environment. The district’s decision to implement ZeroEyes demonstrates their dedication to prioritising security and enabling their students to focus on their education.”
ZeroEyes, the creators of the first AI-based gun detection video analytics platform to earn the full US Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation, announces that its AI gun detection and intelligent situational awareness platform has been deployed by New Jersey’s Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District to protect students and faculty against gun-related violence.
The district serves approximately 1,800 students and 350 staff members across two four-year public high schools: Indian Hills High School and Ramapo High School. Located in Bergen County, New Jersey, the district educates students from the suburban communities of Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff.
Multilayered security approach
ZeroEyes complements the district’s multilayered security approach, which also includes a school resource officer (SRO), modernised public address system, enhanced camera infrastructure, strobelight alerts, and more.
"Our leadership team, in collaboration with our Board of Education, is constantly exploring new approaches and ideas to stay ahead of potential security issues and enable the best possible response to a school-based threat,” said Charlie Wolff, District Security Coordinator and School Safety Specialist,
Ramapo Indian Hills Board of Education. “Partnering with ZeroEyes allows us to take our video surveillance system to a whole new level. At Ramapo Indian Hills, our primary goal is to create a safe learning environment for every student, and we achieve this through an ongoing cycle of security evaluation, implementation, and refinement.”
Intelligent situational awareness
ZeroEyes' AI gun detection and intelligent situational awareness software layers onto 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 specially trained U.S. military and law enforcement veterans.
If these experts determine the threat is valid, they dispatch alerts and actionable intelligence — including visual description, gun type, and last known location — to law enforcement and local security teams as quickly as 3 to 5 seconds from detection.
“We’re proud to support the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District in its mission to provide a safe, secure learning environment,” said Mike Lahiff, CEO and cofounder of ZeroEyes. “The district’s decision to implement ZeroEyes demonstrates their dedication to prioritising security and enabling their students to focus on their education.”
