![]() ![]() One of the students said on Facebook that he was punished for sharing the photo because it disrupted the school climate. He has previously declined to comment specifically on the two students citing privacy concerns. Wigley's email did not directly address the students in question. The administration appreciates the respectful feedback we have received." "The recent rumors and social media posts are not related to Policy 5611 as no student has been disciplined for violating Policy 5611. No student(s) has/have been disciplined/suspended under Policy 5611- removal of pupils from the general education program for weapons/firearms offenses now or since my tenure," Wigley wrote. Superintendent Craig Wigley on Friday sent a message to parents saying that the language in the handbook would be updated and denied that the district's gun policy had been used to punish any student.īut the policy that Wigley cited is not the handbook rule that the gun rights group is challenging. Other district policy documents, however, noted that only "unlawful" weapons conduct off school grounds was subject to school discipline. The Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs, which is the New Jersey chapter of the National Rifle Association, issued its legal warning Thursday after finding a Lacey High School parent/student handbook that prohibited students from using guns not only on school grounds but at home. The controversy erupted this week after a Facebook post claimed that two students had been punished with detention after they shared a picture captioned "fun day at the range." LACEY - A school district under fire from gun advocates has changed a student handbook after the state chapter of the NRA threatened a civil rights lawsuit over a rule that ostensibly prohibited students from handling guns off school grounds. NJ school changes gun rule after NRA group’s lawsuit threat ![]()
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