6/29/17
by News Department on 06/29/17Guns in Schools...
The Pennsylvania Senate approved Senate Bill 383, legislation introduced by Senator Don White that would give school boards the option of allowing licensed and trained staff to carry firearms on school property.
SB 383 would allow school personnel to have access to firearms in school safety zones if school districts establish proper guidelines and they are licensed to carry a concealed firearm and have met certain training requirements in the use and handling of firearms in a program approved by the State Police.
The bill was amended on Tuesday to require individuals to pass a psychological examination before they would be entrusted with possessing a firearm in school.
The measure was proposed by Mark Zilinskas, a mathematics teacher with the Indiana Area School District, following a stabbing in the nearby Franklin Regional School District in April 2014.
The bill now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration.
