Should staff carry firearms on school property? The Goshen County School District (GCSD) No. 1 Board of Trustees began preliminary discussion on the subject at a special meeting and work session recently.
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GOSHEN COUNTY – Should staff carry firearms on school property? The Goshen County School District (GCSD) No. 1 Board of Trustees began preliminary discussion on the subject at a special meeting and work session recently.
“I think we have a responsibility, especially to our rural schools, for safety,” Trustee Rod Wagner said to kick off the conversation. “I’m really concerned about the response time (to Southeast and LaGrange). Lingle doesn’t have a full-time police officer at the school.”
The discussion-only agenda item was prompted by House Bill 194, “School Safety and Security,” which was signed into law in March and gives the board of trustees the power to “adopt rules and regulations to allow the possession of firearms by employees possessing a valid concealed carry permit.”