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School district OKs policy revisions

It’s great to be able to report when ZT takes a step backward. It is a reaffirmation that people who are working against these policies are having successes. In this case the Blaine County School Board has removed the Zero Tolerance for Weapons rule from their school policy and replaced it with the following:

Students are forbidden to knowingly and/or voluntarily possess, handle, transmit or use a firearm, dirk knife, bowie knife, dagger, metal knuckles or other deadly or dangerous weapon while on school property, in any school vehicle or at any school sponsored activity.

Note the key terms of “knowingly” and “voluntarily” and most especially “deadly or dangerous weapon”. The policy recommends (not mandates) a one year expulsion for violators. This is one school policy I could get behind.

Kudos to Blaine County!
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Bingham County investigates firearm brought to class

Earlier this week a Bingham County student brought a gun and ammunition to school. It was his father’s weapon and was normally kept in a gun safe. The student was suspended and will be expelled as mandated by both the state’s zero tolerance weapon law and the federal Guns Free School law.

He is 5 years old. Leniency is permitted only for handicapped students.

Principal Jennifer Mathis said the boy did not intend to do harm, and was under supervision the entire time the gun was in school.

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