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School police report firearm recovered from employee; committee hears automated bus-enforcement update

Brockton School Committee · January 21, 2026
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Lieutenant Banaca told the Brockton School Committee that a firearm was recovered from a school department employee found on school property; the employee is on administrative leave and criminal charges are pending. Banaca also outlined a new state-authorized automated enforcement program for vehicles illegally passing school buses and said four citations have been issued.

Lieutenant Banaca reported to the Brockton School Committee that school police recovered a firearm from a school department employee who was on school property; the employee was placed in custody, is on administrative leave and criminal charges are pending.

The report, delivered during the committee's school safety and security item, said the employee did have a license to carry but did not have written authorization to carry on campus. "Carrying a gun or a weapon on school property is a crime and is arrestable unless you're a law enforcement officer or you have written permission or…

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