Westwood CSD Deploys ZeroEyes AI Gun Detection and Intelligent Situational Awareness Solution

Iowa District Adds Proactive Technology to Multilayered Security System to Ensure Comprehensive Safety Approach

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- 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, announced today that its proactive gun detection and intelligent situational awareness solution has been deployed by Iowa'sWestwood Community School District (CSD) to protect students and faculty against gun-related threats.

Located just south of Sioux City in Sloan, Westwood CSD serves northern Monona County and southern Woodbury County, educating students from Sloan, Hornick, Holly Springs, Salix, Smithland, and the surrounding rural areas. The all-in-one K–12 campus serves 575 students and 115 staff members, and takes pride in offering career and technical education programs in Agricultural Business and Management, General Business and Commerce, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Drafting and Design Engineering Technologies. The district has added ZeroEyes to its multi-layered security approach that includes a school resource officer (SRO), the AEGIX AIM emergency management platform, SafeSchools Alert incident reporting system, a visitor check-in security background system, and adherence to the I Love You Guys emergency response protocol.

"ZeroEyes' ability to seamlessly integrate with our AEGIX AIM security app and provide real-time alerts in the event of a potential threat adds a critical layer of proactive protection for our staff and students," said Jay Lutt, Superintendent of Westwood CSD. "This added safety measure aligns with our mission to help every student reach their fullest potential by fostering a secure environment. The response from our community and parents has been overwhelmingly supportive."

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 are proud to support Westwood Community School District in its mission to enhance school safety," said Mike Lahiff, CEO and co-founder of ZeroEyes. "We commend the district for taking a proactive approach and are honored to provide our solution to a community that shares our unwavering commitment to protecting students and educators."

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 an effective anti-terrorism technology and was the first AI-based gun detection 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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