All employees looking to be allowed to carry must submit to a background check.
“Approximately one year ago, the state of Ohio gave schools more latitude to arm staff members as a method of hardening our facilities against intruders. Since then, we have seen a continuation of school shootings and other violent acts in districts across the country. We find it only prudent to provide selected staff members with the ability to arm themselves as one more deterrent to violence.
Importantly, we are not publicly identifying these members as the element of the unknown is, in itself, an aggravating factor to those who may be selecting sites to begin a tragedy. However, it’s very important to note that our Board of Education holds final discretion in actually deciding who to allow to carry a firearm on our premises. We will discuss each potential scenario in executive session, as allowed by Ohio Revised Code.
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