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West High students ask MMSD to promote safe firearm storage and offer opt‑in enrollment questions
Summary
Members of West High's March for Our Lives club asked the Madison Metropolitan School District to distribute postcards to households about safe firearm storage, add an enrollment question about safe storage, and collaborate on outreach; students cited data on youth firearm deaths and unsecured guns in youth incidents.
Two West High students representing March for Our Lives presented a student‑led safe storage proposal during public comment on Nov. 24.
Students said they met with staff (Blair) and drafted a resolution and a proposed outreach plan. They asked the district to send postcards to every MMSD household with safe‑storage facts and options for locks and storage solutions, and to include a voluntary safe‑storage question on school enrollment forms ("Do you have a firearm in your household? Is it safely stored?") linked to a fact sheet and local resources.
Why it matters: Students cited national data on firearms as a leading cause of death for children and teens and said more than half of school‑involved incidents involved unsecured firearms. They argued prevention outreach and parent education would reduce unintentional access and suicide risk among youths.
District response: Students said staff engaged (Blair) and provided a draft resolution and avenues for collaboration; no formal board action on the request occurred at the meeting. The students asked for the board's support to move the proposal forward.
Next steps: Students requested board support and collaboration. District staff indicated they would continue conversations with students and staff about outreach logistics and any possible enrollment form changes.
