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School board approves notice to amend CKA to require employee volunteer concealed-carry notice
Summary
The Unit County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees approved a notice to begin a formal rule‑making process to amend rule CKA on school safety and security so that district employees and volunteers must notify the district if they intend to carry a concealed firearm on school property, in line with a Wyoming statute cited by staff.
The Unit County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees on a unanimous vote approved a 50‑day notice to begin rule‑making to amend rule CKA so district employees and volunteers must provide notice if they intend to carry a concealed firearm on district property. Staff said the change is meant to align the district rule with Wyoming law while preserving training and notification protocols.
The board’s notice packet cites Wyoming statute 21‑3‑132 and explains the change would consolidate prior attachments (CKR‑1 through CKR‑4) into CKA. Ryan O'Neil, staff member, said, “The reason why we are modifying rule CKA is so our employees and any volunteer will have to provide us notice that they're gonna concealed carry.”
The district explained it lacks authority to regulate members of the public who bring a concealed weapon onto school property; the legal change cited allows it to regulate the conduct of its own employees and volunteers. O'Neil said the intent is to require notice from employees and volunteers, maintain crisis plans and “provide quality training to those employees and volunteers that are gonna carry.” He also told the board the rule‑making packet must include a redline and a clean version and that the board will have to accept and respond publicly to comments during the comment period.
Board members discussed removing provisions from the prior draft that had created an application and approval process, annual parent notification and mandatory post‑incident psychological evaluations for staff. O'Neil said those items exceed the new statute’s requirements and recommended they be removed from CKA; the board agreed to proceed with the revised packet and the public comment period.
The board approved the notice as amended (motion by Jenny; second by Brian), and will hold a public hearing as part of the rule‑making timeline. Staff said the 50‑day comment period and subsequent responses will make the process extend across several months before final adoption.
The amendment is procedural at this stage: it starts the formal notice, comment and public response process required for a rule change. The board did not adopt a final rule; it approved the notice packet to begin the rule‑making process and to solicit public comment.
