Portage school officials question new firearms law

[lonehoosier]

Portage school officials question new firearms law : Porter

What new firearms law. Did I miss something.

 

[The Keymaster]

I was wondering the same thing when I read this earlier today. Nice that The Times reporter did such a fine job of researching this new law and explaining it to us.

 

[lonehoosier]

The only thing that I can think of is the law that says you can carry as long as you stay in your car if you are picking up or dropping off a kid. That law was put in place July of 2012.

 

[jedi]

Portage school officials question new firearms law : Porter

What new firearms law. Did I miss something.

the new resource officer position that each school district can have?
i cant get the link to work? then again all times links never work on my phone.

 

[eldirector]

Wow, someone is really confused on what the actual law is.

Well, actually, I saw at least 3 school board members, a reporter, and whoever wrote the bulletin.

Why can't we see the actual bulletin, anyway?
Ah, it looks like you have to ORDER this service, at a cost:
Indiana School Board Association

Sounds like they are just paying for bad advice. The should join INGO. We'll set them straight.

 

[lonehoosier]

the new resource officer position that each school district can have?
i cant get the link to work? then again all times links never work on my phone.

It works for me. Try this one.
Portage school officials question new firearms law : Porter

 

[jedi]

thanks that worked and its exactly as i stated in the other thread.
the school can NOT technically have a policy that bans firearms since they are a local .gov entity.
however the state has a state law that bans firearms on schools.
their concern is valid

 

[HoughMade]

The law regarding who can carry at a school, I.C. 35-47-9-1, was amended effective July 1, 2013.

It used to have very confusing language about who could authorize who to carry at a school. It's quite clear now.

The law essentially bans all carrying except "resource officers" and law enforcement, except who the school board wants to authorize to carry. In other words, it can have a policy.

I don't know what Portage's problem is.....other than all the problems it has.

 

[jedi]

its very simple.
the school board has a current policy that says no firearms on school property.
per the new premption law they are not allowed to have such policy since they (school board) can NOT ban firearms. so they need to remove their policy for 'fear' of being sued.

catch is no one can sue them since per stat law no one is allowed on school property (who can sue them) with a firearm.

do you see the legal mess they think they are in.

 

[HoughMade]

No one can be "adversely affected" by a policy if the policy tracks other state law. They're making this more complicated than it needs to be.

And technically, yes, the school board cannot have a policy as to who cannot carry, though they can have a policy about who can carry.

 

[jedi]

No one can be "adversely affected" by a policy if the policy tracks other state law. They're making this more complicated than it needs to be.

And technically, yes, the school board cannot have a policy as to who cannot carry, though they can have a policy about who can carry.

It's there j.o.b. to make this more complicated. That way they can show the people the reason they need those .gov jobs.

 

[LP1]

...Sounds like they are just paying for bad advice. The should join INGO. We'll set them straight.

Yeah, we'll give 'em bad advice for free.

 

[DRob]

Of course, they're confused. They're public school administrators!

 

[Kirk Freeman]

My conjecture is that they believe the amended statute regarding who can carry somehow permits anyone from carrying unless the school has a policy.

However, this article is so confusing I am uncertain just what the issue is.