Policy 660 - Weapons
Adopted on May 9, 2019
Effective May 9, 2019
The Board of Education hereby finds that the safety and welfare of the citizens of this County are inextricably dependent upon assurances of safety for children attending, and the persons employed by, schools in this county.
Subject to the exceptions listed in West Virginia Code 61-7-11a, the Board prohibits any person from possessing, or carrying or causing the possession or carrying of any firearm or other deadly weapon on any setting that is under the control and supervision of the Board including but not limited to, property leased, owned, or contracted for by the Board, the site of any school-sponsored event, or in a Board-owned vehicle unless such person is a law-enforcement officer acting in his/her official capacity or s/he has the express written permission of the Superintendent. Any person violating this policy shall be referred to law enforcement officials and the Board may take any necessary steps to exclude the visitor from Board-sponsored events, regardless of whether such visitor possesses a valid concealed weapon license.
The terms used in application of this policy shall include, but not be limited to the definitions found in West Virginia Code 61-7-2.
The Principal or, if the violation does not occur within his/her jurisdiction, the administrator with authority, shall refer a visitor who violates this policy to the appropriate local office of the State Police, county sheriff, or municipal policy agency and the State Superintendent of Schools as soon as possible after the violation occurs and to the Superintendent immediately.
The Superintendent shall cause notices to be posted prohibiting the carrying and possession of concealed weapons in all schools and school buildings, on school premises and school buses, and at school activities. The notices shall contain a statement substantially in the following form:
"Unless otherwise authorized by law, pursuant to West Virginia Code 61-7-2; 61-7-11; 61-7-1a, no person shall possess, have under the person's control, convey, or attempt to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance into any school or school buildings, school premises or school buses, or on any grounds or premises in or upon which any school activities are taking place."
The Superintendent shall conspicuously post such notices at each entrance of a school and/or school building and in areas inside the building where visitors are required to report. Notices shall also be posted at each entrance leading into a school activity (particularly those activities held outside of the school building) and parcel of land. Further, notices shall be posted in each school bus and all other Board-owned vehicles.
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