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Guns-in-schools bills wonât move this legislative session
Kevin Richert, IdahoEdNews.org
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During a March 2020 hearing, Senate State Affairs Committee chairwoman Patti Anne Lodge eyes a line of activists against gun violence ready to testify against a guns-in-schools bill. | Sami Edge, Idaho EdNews
BOISE Two competing guns-in-schools bills will not get a hearing in the waning days of the 2021 legislative session.
âThis sessionâs over,â Senate State Affairs Committee Chair Patti Anne Lodge, R-Caldwell, told Idaho Education News. âI am not having another committee hearing.â
In an interview Friday â one day after a shooting at Rigby Middle School, which left two students and a school custodian injured â Lodge emphasized the need to train teachers and school staff so they know how to respond to a crisis. And on Thursday, Rigbyâs training worked, Lodge said; a teacher was able to disarm and detain the suspect, fem
New guns-in-schools bill introduced by local legislators
Clark Corbin, IdahoEdNews.org
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Rep. Chad Christensen introduces a new guns-in-school bill Wednesday. | Screenshot courtesy of Idaho in Session.
BOISE The House State Affairs Committee introduced a bill Wednesday to allow anyone with an enhanced concealed carry permit to carry a gun on school grounds.
Sponsoring Rep. Chad Christensen, R-Iona, pointed out that school boards already have the power to allow staff members to carry guns. He said his bill would allow anyone with an enhanced concealed carry permit to carry on school grounds, regardless of whether the school or district allows it.