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October 26, 2022 — Resolution

This document is a School District of Clayton Board of Education resolution dated October 2022 that declares the Board's support for "sensible gun safety legislation." It lists background "whereas" statements about school shootings and public-health concerns, cites figures for 2022 school shootings (40 incidents with 122 injuries and 34 deaths through October 26, 2022), and references the American Medical Association's policy. The resolution specifies supported measures including enhanced and universal background checks, raising the purchase age for assault weapons to 21, bans on certain semi-automatic rifles and accessories, prohibiting sales to domestic violence offenders, restricting firearm access for people identified through mental-health evaluation, increasing funding for school mental-health staff, and funding for gun violence research.
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Now, therefore, be it resolved, that the Board of Education of the School District ofClayton supports sensible gun safety legislation to protect students and staff, including: 1. im lementinv enhanced back vround checks for assault wea )ons lnClLl(lllW raisin r the a e to 21 to urchase E: I O is assault weapons; 2. strengthening universal background checks for the purchase of firearms; 3. banninv the urchase ofseini-autoinatie rilles and of an accessories e. ., Buin Stocks desi iicd to increase a D gun's rate of fire; 4. banning gun sales to domestic violence offenders; )rcventinv access to firearms for individuals who throu Yllmental health evaluation or diaonosis could be c E; 2: considered a dancer to themselves or others‘ 7 D 3 6. increasing funding for programs and school staffing (e.g., social workers, counselors, nurses and psychologists) that support student mental health and social-emotional well-beiiig and learning; and 7. providing funding for thorough gun violence research including the collection ofdata necessary to track, monitor, understand, and prevent the extent of gun violence in America. 7 L Adopted this 6 h day ofOctober 2022. A y Rubin, President Gary Pierson, V‘ resident % .o.oA_ ‘L._ etor Chris Win, Director ‘i n WilS(I1, D / _ " -. Carter Davis, Student Representativeto the BOT, Stacy Sjxjak‘crctary // - , xv Jaso (Jrowe, ‘

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