2/14/19
by News Department on 02/14/19Lawsuit dismissed...
Schuylkill County Court dismissed a complaint filed by the Tamaqua Area School District’s teachers union against a controversial policy that would allow teachers and administrators to carry concealed weapons.
According to the Republican Herald, the teachers union filed the lawsuit in November; two months after the board adopted the policy.
A second lawsuit was filed in January by district parents and grandparents. Both lawsuits asked that the policy be dropped. Neither asked for monetary damages.
Under the policy, volunteers would undergo Act 235 training — a state requirement for anyone who carries a gun as part of their job.
The board’s solicitor, Jeffrey Bowe, learned of the dismissal Wednesday and said that the union has 20 days to appeal the decision.
