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Policy committee updates weapons‑notification language to reflect new state law
Summary
Staff told the committee that policies 218.2 (students), 3.56 (employees) and 9.04 (public attendance) were revised to incorporate recent state requirements about who must be notified after a weapons incident on school property; staff will confirm statutory citations.
The Cheltenham policy committee reviewed edits to three related policies—218.2 (weapons in the student section), 3.56 (employee‑related weapons language) and 9.04 (weapons and public attendance)—to align district practice with recent changes in state law governing notifications after weapons incidents.
District staff told the committee that the new law requires notifications to parents, guardians, staff and, in shared campus situations, affected schools; the rules also address school‑sponsored activities and how notification universes vary with the circumstances. Staff said the policy text incorporated those requirements and that there had been no substantive changes since the last committee debate, but they will "triple check" legal citations to ensure the correct statutory references are included.
Board members asked for clarity about whether notifications must be district‑wide or targeted. Staff confirmed the new law specifies particular audiences (building families, staff and appropriate parents/guardians) and that district‑wide communications are sometimes used for broader access to information but are not required by the statute. The committee did not record a formal vote on these edits during the meeting; staff will confirm citations and next procedural steps.
