Homedale, Marsing develop school firearm plans

The development

Homedale and Marsing are developing plans that would allow trained staff members to carry firearms in schools. The proposal involves school staff who receive training and would be authorized to carry firearms under plans being developed by the two communities.

The development was reported by KBOI. No formal adoption date is identified for either community.

What the plans would do

If adopted, the plans would create a process for trained school staff to carry firearms on school grounds. The development concerns both Homedale and Marsing, but the communities are preparing their plans separately.

The information publicly described does not establish how many staff members could participate, what training would be required, who would approve participants or when either plan might take effect.

Next steps

The key next step is whether Homedale or Marsing formally adopts a policy. Any final action would determine the rules for staff participation and firearm carrying in each community’s schools.

Until then, the plans remain under development rather than an adopted policy in either city.