KENOSHA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The Kenosha school board unanimously passed a new student search and security screening policy Tuesday that would allow metal detecting wands to search students. 

There was a full house at Tuesday night's board meeting -- a hot topic on the agenda was a new student search and security screening policy that would allow administrators and deans to use metal detecting wands to search students when there is reasonable suspicion of a weapon.

Parents at the meeting say school safety remains a top concern after two arrests were made in two days at Bradford High School earlier this month for incidents involving students bringing gun materials to school.  

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The board also voted unanimously to buy walk-through metal detectors at the six high schools in the district -- that would be estimated to cost more than $450,000. Parents say this is a big relief. 

"It’s going to mean everything," said Bradford High School parent Michelle Sheely. "I mean, I don’t have to be at work worrying every 10 seconds, like is my kid texting, you know, is there something going on? You know, what happened today? You know, I can know that I drop him off and I know there’s not going to be weapons in the building. To kids that shouldn’t have them.”

 In addition, the district is looking into adding highly requested controlled entrances to the remaining schools that don't have them. 

"At the March board meeting, we hope to have the final cost and the financial plan to provide controlled entrance upgrades at seven schools that currently don’t have them," Superintendent Weiss said. 

Everyone on the board agreed that in addition to Tuesday night's changes, more safety improvements need to be made moving forward.