Fremont County School District #2 approves publication of notice to adopt concealed-carry rules for staff and volunteers

Fremont County School District #2 officials agreed by consensus to publish a notice of intent to adopt rules implementing Wyoming's recent concealed-carry legislation for the 2025-26 school year and to schedule a public hearing and a subsequent board vote.

The draft rules, presented at a district work session, would allow authorized employees and volunteers to carry concealed firearms on district property only if they hold a Wyoming concealed-carry permit, complete an initial set of trainings and annual recurrent training, and keep the firearm on their person in their direct control at all times. The board directed staff to publish the notice and collect public feedback ahead of a July 22 public hearing and a July 29 board meeting to consider adoption.

Why it matters: The proposed rule would change the district's approach to firearms on campus by implementing a state-authorized concealed-carry framework for staff and volunteers while maintaining explicit exclusions for certain spaces and limiting the district's liability to activities on school property.

Steve, a district staff member who presented the draft, said the notice "defines the rules associated with the concealed carry policy" and that it applies to "not…