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Committee moves student weapons policy to legislative review after debate over replicas and expulsion language
Summary
The committee consolidated and advanced weapon‑related policies to legislative first reading, debating removal of an "intent" clause, whether "replicas" should remain in policy, and how to apply expulsion and notification rules to students and employees.
The policy committee advanced consolidated weapon policies and related PSBA updates to the legislative agenda for first reading after extended discussion about disciplinary scope, replicas and the district's authority off campus.
Ms. Kitten explained the administration's effort to collapse multiple weapon policies into one employee and one student policy and to align language with 218.1 and related code. Committee members focused on whether the draft should retain an "intent" element and on the treatment of replica weapons.
The chair pointed to school code and said the statute "says that we shall…
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