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Erie City SD outlines new weapons‑notification steps under Pennsylvania’s Act 44
Summary
District administrators told the board the new state law requires parents, staff and the board be notified within 24 hours when a weapon is found on school property; the district will use ParentSquare for communications and plans a policy review in February.
Doctor Gibbs opened the Committee of the Whole with an administrative update and the board then heard a detailed expulsion‑reporting briefing from Mizumagala about compliance with Pennsylvania’s Act 44 of 2025.
Mizumagala said Act 44, signed into law in November and effective Jan. 6, 2026, requires notification to parents, guardians and staff within 24 hours when a weapon is discovered on school property, at a school event or on school transportation. She said the district will deliver family and staff communications via ParentSquare and that different reporting pathways will be used at the secondary and…
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