School board plans to violate state law and ban “legal” guns at meetings

Posted by Jack Minor • January 13, 2011

Wants to craft policy apart from community engagement meeting

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By Jack Minor

Emotions ran high at the emergency work session held by the District 6 Board of Education to discuss ways to prevent Board-member Brett Reese from legally carrying a weapon to board meetings. Reese informed John Gates, head of district security, that he would be carrying his weapon after receiving death threats.

The board wasted no time making it plain they felt Reese should not be bringing a gun to meetings. Board president Linda Trimberger stated that it was not “Mr. Reese’s decision to carry a weapon to school board meetings.” Several members referenced the Florida school board shooting as well as the recent Arizona shooting involving Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

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Steve