firearm safety instruction; public schools
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
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Overview
This bill requires all public schools in Arizona to provide annual, age-appropriate firearm safety and awareness instruction to students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The instruction focuses on accident prevention and personal safety, specifically covering safe storage practices and appropriate actions to take if a student encounters a firearm. It prohibits the use of firearms, ammunition, or demonstrations involving firearm handling.
Key provisions
- Requires annual firearm safety instruction in grades K-12.
- Instruction must cover safe storage, reporting procedures, and risks of unsafe handling.
- Prohibits use of live firearms, ammunition, or demonstrations involving firearm operation.
- Instruction must be objective and neutral, avoiding advocacy for or against firearm ownership.
- Schools can deliver instruction through various methods, including classroom, assemblies, or digital materials.
- The Department of Education will develop instructional materials in collaboration with DPS and the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
- Parental review of learning materials is required.
- The bill does not regulate firearm possession or collect student information about firearms.
Who is affected
- Public school students
- Public school teachers and staff
- School districts
- Charter schools
- Parents of students
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