Seattle Public Schools plans to begin using walk-through weapons detectors at Nathan Hale and Rainier Beach high schools in December, in a pilot expected to run through the end of the school year. The school board unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday supporting Superintendent Ben Shuldiner’s plan to add the detectors and other safety measures at the two campuses. Shuldiner said both schools asked to take part. The district intends to use portable OPENGATE systems that it already deploys at high school graduations, football games and other events. District leaders will use feedback from the pilot to guide longer-term security decisions for the schools. Shuldiner also cited fencing and cameras as possible measures. The board did not discuss the pilot’s cost. Seattle Public Schools is operating with an $87 million budget deficit, and the district has not said how the program will be funded. At a September meeting, students, families and staff from both schools urged district leaders to consider the detectors. Nathan Hale senior Kayla Roos said she hopes they will reduce students’ and families’ safety concerns, and argued that screening could cause less stress than adding police or security staff. Nathan Hale Principal Jolene Grimes told district leaders that the detectors had worked smoothly at previous school events. Lonnisha Landry, speaking on behalf of Rainier Beach, said she hopes additional safety measures can help protect students. Her son Xavier was killed by gun violence at 16; he would have been a senior at the school this year. Landry acknowledged that detectors would not address every source of danger, but said they merit consideration if they can keep a weapon out of school. Her remarks came after two Rainier Beach students, 17-year-old Traveiah Houfmuse and 18-year-old Tyjon Malik Stewart, were shot and killed at a bus stop near campus in January, shortly after classes ended.