Proposed Salem-Keizer School District concealed carry ban could impact campus visitors
The Salem-Keizer school board is expected to vote Aug. 9 on a resolution that would further prohibit weapons on district property. The proposed pol...
The Salem-Keizer school board is expected to vote Aug. 9 on a resolution that would further prohibit weapons on district property. The proposed policy expands existing restrictions to include all concealed firearms carried by campus visitors.The board first discussed the topic in a June 28 work session and again after the first reading of the proposal July 12.Board members remain split on the issue.Newly elected chairwoman Ashley Carson Cottingham, co-vice chairwomen María Hinojos Pressey and Karina Guzmán Ortiz, and member Osvaldo Avila support the resolution to further prohibit weapons.