We're taking a look at the security of Tulsa's schools, one day after three guns were found inside one of them.

Parents are raising questions after those weapons were found Wednesday morning at Booker T. Washington high school. Four students ranging in age from 14 to 16 remain behind bars.

Outside the school yesterday, NewsChannel 8 had several parents and even a substitute teacher approach us, saying they didn't think school security was anywhere near what it needs to be. So, we looked into it.

The doors of the school are monitored by a security guard. So, how did those three guns get inside? TPS Police Chief Gary Rudick showed us some of their security measures, including a metal detector wand, used to search a student only when the guard has a reasonable suspicion.

"We don't routinely wand every student," Rudick says. "At a high school with over a thousand students, if you try to wand every student coming in the door, it would delay school."

Parents we spoke with say that's simply not enough security.

"They need to have the security, and more than the wands," says Sherri Owens. "They need to have the metal detectors that they have to walk through."

Not every school has the wands or security guards. In fact, not one Tulsa elementary school has either of them. As for walk-through metal detectors, only a handful of middle and high schools have them.

One of those schools is Nimitz Middle School. We're told they use it three times a year.

"Why do you not use it every day if you have it," we asked Nimitz Assistant Principal Jackie Tolbert.

"Well, our procedures are not to use it every day," Tolbert said. "Because if the students realize that we are using it on a daily basis, of course they're not going to attempt to bring anything in that they shouldn't bring in. We're trying to catch contraband that should not be brought into the schools."

Rudick tells us it basically comes down to money. There's just not enough to have the manpower and equipment needed.

"I will say that the Tulsa Public School system is safer on any given campus compared to most places in this city," Rudick says.

But, Sherri says that is not good enough and says it only takes one time.

"Yesterday was one time, wasn't it? One time with three guns as a result."

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