Gun Safety Legislation Resolution 10 26 22.pdf
School District of Clayton Board of Education Resolution October 2022 A Resolution of the Board of Education, School District ofClayton, Clayton, Missouri, to declare support for sensible gun safety legislation. Whereas the School District of Clayton Core Values affirms that "We promote...iniiovationby encouraging ideas and practices that foster adaptability (and) accountability by aligning our actions and resources with our stated objectives and taking responsibility for the outcomes”; Whereas gun violence, and threats of gun violence, in schools undcnnine the sense ofsecurity that all students should have in their learning environment; Whereas gun violence presents a clear and present danger to the students, parents, educators, administrators, and support staff oftlie School District ofClayton; Whereas since the school shooting in Columbine in 1999, there have been numerous other school mass shootings, including those in Red Lake (MN), Lancaster (PA), Blacksbiirg (VA), Chardoii(OH), Sandy Hook (CT) Broward County (FL), Uvalde (TX), and St. Louis (MO), in addition to many other school shootings across the country that have taken scores of young lives; Whereas this year alone (January 1, 2022-October 26, 2022), there have already been 40 school shootings with injuries and deaths at K-12 schools, resulting in 122 injuries and 34 deaths; Whereas the American Medical Association adopted a policy calling gun violence a "public health crisis"; Whereas students have seized the conscience ofthc nation with their demand for strong action to reduce preventable gun violence and to deliver an unmistakable message that new is the time to pass commonsense gun safety laws; and Whereas sensible gun safety legislation will strengthen protections for our schools and students by preventing dangerous individuals from attaining ?rearms; and Whereas it is the beliefof the Board of Education of the School District ofClayton that we must be leaders in innovative and meaningful policy to confront gun violence. 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, ‘