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Board approves Westmoreland County juvenile probation officers to carry firearms on school property for 2024–25
Summary
The board authorized Westmoreland County Juvenile Probation Department officers to carry firearms in and on school property during the 2024–25 school year after a motion and voice vote; discussion was brief and there was no recorded opposition in the transcript.
The Southmoreland School District board approved a request to allow Westmoreland County Juvenile Probation Department probation officers to carry firearms in and on school property for the 2024–25 school year.
The item was presented under building, grounds and security and the board moved, seconded and approved the measure by voice vote. The agenda language specified the authorization was effective for the 2024–25 school year; no technical specifications, memoranda of understanding or operational details were read into the public record at the meeting.
Board members did not record extended discussion on-site-conducted training, supervision or written agreements in the meeting minutes provided; the board may consider operational details in follow-up communications or in administrative documents outside the meeting record.
