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School board reviews weapons and expulsion policy updates after 2024 state-law changes
Summary
District staff presented two policy updates for information: changes to the weapons policy to prevent enrolled students from using vehicle-storage exceptions under a new state law, and additions to expulsion notices to comply with South Carolina Code section 59-63-240, including parents' rights and access to investigative files.
A district staff member presented two policy updates to the Cresthill County School Board for information, saying the changes align district rules with new state law and model policy from the South Carolina School Boards Association.
The presenter said the first update, policy JICI (weapons in schools), changes language to reflect a fiscal-year 2024–25 appropriations proviso and the constitutional-carry/Second Amendment Preservation Act of 2024 so that the exception that allows properly stored firearms in locked vehicles does not extend to enrolled students regardless of age.…
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