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Board authorizes district active-shooter response team to possess deadly weapons in school safety zones
Summary
After an executive session, the Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local Board of Education voted to appoint members to the district's active-shooter response team and authorized those individuals to access and possess deadly weapons on school property in accordance with board resolution.
The Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local Board of Education on June 30 approved a resolution appointing members to the district's active-shooter response team and authorizing those individuals to have access to and possess a deadly weapon or ordinance in a school safety zone.
The board moved into executive session at 4:23 p.m. under citations to the Ohio Revised Code for consideration of the employment and compensation of a public employee (RC 121.22(G)(1)), the sale or disposition of unneeded property (RC 121.22(G)(2) citing section 505.10 of the Revised Code) and details of security arrangements and emergency-response protocols (RC 121.22(G)(6)). The public meeting resumed at 5:40 p.m., at which time the board voted on the active-shooter resolution.
Board President made the motion to appoint "certain individuals as members of the district's active shooter response team and authorizing those individuals to have access to and possess a deadly weapon or ordinance in a school safety zone." The motion was seconded and carried in a 3-0 roll-call vote; Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Dawn and Mr. Kinsey voted yes.
The president thanked volunteers who serve on the safety team, saying, "I just really wanna thank everybody who volunteers, their skill and their energy to be a part of this crucial safety layer." The transcript does not list the names of the appointees during the public roll call.
Discussion vs. decision: the board met in executive session to review personnel and security details before returning to take the public vote that authorized the appointments and weapons access. The resolution passed on a formal roll-call vote with three board members present.
Ending: the board did not provide additional public detail about the identities of the appointed individuals or the district's weapons-handling protocols in the public portion of the meeting; the transcript shows the vote and the president's public thanks to volunteers.
