Under certain circumstances, state law prohibits possession of a firearm or any other weapon readily
capable of lethal use into any school, onto any school bus, or onto the premises of any function or
activity sponsored or sanctioned by district officials or the Board of Education. State law does allow
a person issued a concealed carry endorsement to carry a concealed firearm into a school facility with
the consent of the School Board or a district official, and allows the possession of a firearm in a
vehicle on district premises under certain circumstances.
However, to promote the safety of all students, staff and other persons on district property and
attending district events, the Webster Groves School District bans the possession of any firearm or
other weapon, as defined in Board policy JFCJ, in all district facilities, buildings, buses, parking lots
and all district property and grounds at all times, including within vehicles, except as specifically
authorized during district-sponsored or district-sanctioned activities permitting weapons. This ban
extends to all employees, students, patrons, business invitees and other persons attending any
function or activity, including athletic events, sponsored or sanctioned by the Webster Groves School
District or otherwise present on district property at any time, except law enforcement or peace
officers on duty and otherwise allowed by law to possess such firearms or weapons.
Neither the Board, any member of the Board, nor any district official shall consent to the carrying
or possession of a firearm or any other weapon, in a vehicle or otherwise, on any district property
at any time or at any function or activity sponsored or sanctioned by the district. Any such consent
given shall be without authority, null, void and of no effect. The superintendent shall install and
maintain proper signage at all vehicular entrances to district property providing notice of this ban
on possession of firearms and other weapons. Violation of this policy by any person shall constitute
grounds for referral for prosecution to the fullest extent of the law and for removal and future
exclusion from district property and district functions and events.
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Note: The reader is encouraged to check the index located at the beginning of this section
for other pertinent policies and to review administrative procedures and/or forms for
related information.
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Adopted: 09/13/1993
Revised: 10/13/2003; 09/10/2012
Reviewed: 09/12/2011
Cross Refs: ECA, Building and Grounds Security
GBED, Weapons-Free Workplace
JFCJ, Weapons in School
KG, Community Use of District Facilities
KK, Visitors to District Property/Events
Legal Refs: §§ 571.010, 571.030, 571.094, RSMo.
18 U.S.C. § 921
Webster Groves School District, St. Louis, Missouri
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