Posting Date: July, 2004 Weapon Free Policy (Policy 6216)
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WEAPON FREE POLICY (POLICY 6216)



Weapon Free Policy (Policy 6216)
Any student possessing or having had in his/her possession a firearm on a school campus or at a school-sponsored activity will be expelled from the school system for a minimum of one (1) calendar year, one hundred eighty (180) school days, and referred to the appropriate law enforcement agency. (Gun Free Schools Act 1994, Section 14601 [1][2])

For purposes of this policy, firearms is defined in Section 921, Title 18, U.S. Code, but shall also include shotguns, antique guns, and rifles. The superintendent has the authority to modify the expulsion on a case-by-case basis.