Post by Ravenchamp on Oct 26, 2013 16:01:31 GMT -5
St. Helens lifts ban on teachers carrying guns to school
ST HELENS, Ore. -- The St. Helens School District School Board Wednesday night lifted a ban on teachers and staff carrying firearms on school grounds.
In March, the board had banned employees, contractors and volunteers from bringing weapons the property.
The old policy stated, "This prohibition includes those who may otherwise be permitted by law to carry such weapons.”
In the same month, the St. Helens softball team raffled off an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle.
With the ban now lifted, teachers and staff with concealed-carry permits can carry guns anywhere at school, as allowed by state law.
Ray Biggs is a St. Helens school board member who championed the repeal. He said that the district has no position on whether teachers should bring guns to class, but he personally supports the idea.
“Absolutely,” Biggs said. “The NRA says the only way you can stop a bad person with a gun is a good person with a gun.”
www.nwcn.com/news/oregon/229350561.html
ST HELENS, Ore. -- The St. Helens School District School Board Wednesday night lifted a ban on teachers and staff carrying firearms on school grounds.
In March, the board had banned employees, contractors and volunteers from bringing weapons the property.
The old policy stated, "This prohibition includes those who may otherwise be permitted by law to carry such weapons.”
In the same month, the St. Helens softball team raffled off an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle.
With the ban now lifted, teachers and staff with concealed-carry permits can carry guns anywhere at school, as allowed by state law.
Ray Biggs is a St. Helens school board member who championed the repeal. He said that the district has no position on whether teachers should bring guns to class, but he personally supports the idea.
“Absolutely,” Biggs said. “The NRA says the only way you can stop a bad person with a gun is a good person with a gun.”
www.nwcn.com/news/oregon/229350561.html