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Teton County board outlines draft policies to respond to new concealed-carry law as parents urge resistance
Summary
Trustees reviewed several new or revised policies to implement Wyoming’s repeal of gun-free school zones and heard extensive public comment urging the district to resist implementation, require maximum training, and use property rules to limit firearms on school property.
Teton County School District No. 1 trustees spent a major portion of their May 20 meeting reviewing draft policies to respond to recent state changes that allow concealed carry in public places, including on school property under some conditions.
Superintendent Doctor Chapman outlined a package of eleven policy edits on first read, including a new staff/employee policy (GKA) limiting employee actions, a ban on open carry at school sites (KFB), a concealed-carry framework (KFC) that would set training and conduct expectations, and updates to student-focused weapons rules (JICI) that incorporate the state statute language. Chapman said the…
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