IOWA FIREARMS COALITION APPLAUDS THE SPIRIT LAKE SCHOOL BOARD FOR PLANS TO ARM STAFF
(SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa) — The Iowa Firearms Coalition (IFC) welcomes steps taken by the Spirit Lake School Board to arm members of their on-campus staff in order to improve the school district’s security measures.
The school board approved the move, unanimously, during their meeting on Monday. Under the plan, 10 staff members who agree to carry and undergo training will be allowed to take part in the program.
The move follows efforts by IFC to work with school boards and other local elected officials to improve safety in public buildings where existing policies have left them vulnerable to attacks.
“The Spirit Lake School Board clearly loves their children enough to ensure, should tragedy strike, a threat can be addressed,” said IFC President Dave Funk. “We strongly encourage all other Iowa school districts to follow in the footsteps of Spirit Lake. Our children are worth protecting.”
IFC successfully lobbied lawmakers to pass HF756 in 2021, which legalized the lawful carrying of firearms on school property in Iowa for emergency care workers, paving the way for Spirit Lake’s decision. This change in code compliments Iowa Code 724.4B, which has specifically allowed carry in schools if they have been “specifically authorized by the school” to do so. That particular code section has been in place since 1995.
“Having this policy in place serves as a deterrent for anyone who might consider entering our schools with the intent to do harm,” said Spirit Lake Schools Superintendent David Smith in a statement to Explore Okoboji.
Audio of the Spirit Lake School Boarding meeting can be found here: https://bit.ly/3QPs7A4
If you’d like to learn more and avoid an active threat in your church, school, or business, IFC is bringing in nationally known, Ed Monk, to Des Moines in December. See our event for details, watch the videos IFC has made with Ed, and RSVP for this event. Seats are limited.
The Iowa Firearms Coalition, an affiliate of the NRA and NSSF, is a 501(c4) nonprofit and is Iowa’s only effective pro-Second Amendment rights organization.
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