The Senate Criminal Justice Committee passed a bill on Monday to allow school district superintendents and principals to appoint teachers and school employees to carry guns on public school campuses, passing by a vote of 3-2.
SB 180, sponsored by Sen. Greg Evers, R-Baker, would permit a school superintendent to authorize a “school safety designee” to carry a concealed weapon on public school property.
Safety designees could include active-duty military members, military veterans, and active or retired law enforcement officers.
The main goal of the legislation is to “prevent violent crimes from occurring on school grounds” by allowing safety designees to carry concealed weapons on preschool, elementary, middle and high school campuses.
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