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ZeroEyes AI Surveillance System Reportedly Flagged Clarinet as Gun, Triggering School Lockdown in Florida
- Occurred
- Dec 9, 2025
- Published
- Dec 17, 2025
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
An AI-powered ZeroEyes surveillance system deployed at a Florida middle school reportedly flagged a student's clarinet as a firearm, triggering a school lockdown and police response. Officers reportedly searched classrooms and questioned a student after the alert described a suspected weapon. No threat was reportedly found. The incident reportedly caused disruption to classes and subjected students and staff to lockdown conditions and police intervention despite the absence of an actual weapon.
Developers
- ZeroEyes
Deployers
- Seminole County Public Schools
- Lawton Chiles Middle School
Harmed parties
- Students
- Minors
- Middle school students
- Lawton Chiles Middle School students
- Lawton Chiles Middle School staff
- Educational communities
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: AI surveillance system misidentified object causing school lockdown and police response.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8