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7217 - WEAPONS
The Board of Education prohibits visitors from possessing, storing, making, or using a weapon in any setting that is under the control and supervision of the Board for the purpose of school activities approved and authorized by the Board including, but not limited to, property leased, owned, or contracted for by the Board, a school-sponsored event, or in a Board-owned vehicle.
State law establishes a "Weapon-Free School Zone" that extends 1,000 feet from the boundary of any school property.
The term "weapon" means any object which, in the manner in which it is used, is intended to be used, or is represented, is capable of inflicting serious bodily harm or property damage, as well as endangering the health and safety of persons. Weapons include, but are not limited to, firearms, guns of any type, including air and gas-powered guns, (whether loaded or unloaded), knives, razors, clubs, electric weapons, metallic knuckles, martial arts weapons, ammunition, and explosives.
The Superintendent shall refer a visitor who violates this policy to law enforcement officials and may take any necessary steps to exclude the visitor from Board property and Board-sponsored events.
Exceptions to this policy include:
| A. | weapons under the control of law enforcement personnel; | |
| B. | theatrical props used in appropriate settings; | |
| C. | starter pistols used in appropriate sporting events. |
These restrictions shall not apply in the following circumstances:
| A. | A parent or legal guardian of a student of the school, who is properly licensed to carry a concealed weapon may carry a concealed pistol while in a vehicle on school property, if s/he is dropping the student off at the school or picking up the child from the school. | |
| B. | A county corrections officer, a motor carrier officer, a State Police Capitol security officer, a member of a Sheriff’s posse, a police or sheriffs reserve or auxiliary officer, or a State Department of Corrections parole or corrections officer, provided s/he is properly licensed to carry a concealed weapon and is on duty or in the course of his/her employment carry a concealed firearm on school property; | |
| C. | A retired police or law enforcement officer, if properly licensed to carry a concealed weapon may do so on school property. |
The Superintendent shall take the necessary steps to prosecute for a violation of the Weapon-Free School Zone.
18 U.S.C. 922
M.C.L.A. 28.425o
20 U.S.C. 4141(g)