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Board members push to add gun-safety language, mental-health supports to platform
Summary
During the platform discussion board members asked staff to circulate language proposing stronger gun-safety measures and expanded mental-health supports for schools; they stressed community engagement before finalizing the platform.
At the work session Thomas Brooks and other board members proposed adding language on gun safety and mental-health supports to the district's legislative platform. One board member read a suggested phrasing asking for "enact stronger gun safety laws to reduce firearm access among students, require universal background checks, implement red flag laws, ban assault weapons, and high capacity magazines," and asked staff to circulate it to the board for consideration.
Members emphasized that the platform represents the district to lawmakers and should reflect broad input. Several members asked for the district to share proposed language in advance so they could weigh in; staff agreed to circulate language and gather feedback before a planned January or early-February finalization. A board member also asked staff to consider how community voices have been collected and to explore a revived legislative committee to amplify family and staff input ahead of the session.
Board discussion framed these additions as optional board-level asks rather than guaranteed legislative outcomes; staff cautioned that 2026 is not a funding year, so the platform would focus on policy preservation and targeted requests.
