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Board debates approach after state law allows employees and volunteers to carry concealed weapons with local rules
Summary
Trustees discussed a recent state law that permits school districts to adopt rules for employees and volunteers to lawfully carry concealed firearms; board members differed on whether to act now or wait for model policies and legal guidance.
Board members spent significant time discussing a recent state legislative change that the board member reading the statute described as allowing districts to adopt rules to govern employees and volunteers lawfully carrying concealed weapons on school property.
A board member read provisions of the statute aloud at the meeting and summarized key elements: the board "may adopt rules and regulations" governing employees and volunteers who lawfully carry concealed weapons; any local rules would apply only to employees or volunteers;…
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