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Special Considerations for Weapons
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Every school should have in place a plan for dealing with
students who possess weapons on school property, in school buses and at
school events.
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Every school administrator, teacher and staffer should be
familiar with the plan.
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Every incident involving a weapon, or even an allegation
that a student has a weapon, should be handled by a law enforcement
officer.
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If a school resource officer is available, that officer
should be the first person contacted when a student or other person on
school property is reported to have a weapon. Otherwise, a local law
enforcement agency -- as designated in the school plan for dealing with
weapons incidents -- should be contacted immediately. Law enforcement
officers are specially trained to search and disarm persons bearing
weapons at minimal risk to themselves and others.
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Where a weapon is suspected on school property, any law
enforcement officer -- not just school safety officers and school resource
officers – may conduct a student search based on the reasonable suspicion
of any school official.
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