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School officials outline timeline, exclusions and public process for new concealed-carry rules
Summary
Trustees discussed implementing a new concealed-carry policy under House Bill 172, including statutory timelines, proposed classroom and facility exclusions, public hearing plans and training requirements for staff and volunteers.
Fremont County School District #2 trustees spent a significant portion of their May meeting discussing how the district will implement a new concealed-carry law (House Bill 172) and the board-level policy the statute requires.
District administrators said the statute sets a required public-notice timeline and gives local boards limited authority to define lawful exclusions within school facilities. The superintendent said the district is working from model policy language provided by WSBA and legal counsel and is drafting exclusions for high-risk spaces, including CTE laboratories (compressed gases), science rooms (chemicals), the kitchen…
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