Portland Public Schools Bans Concealed Carry On Campuses
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Public Schools has banned concealed carry of guns district-wide.
The Board of Education voted unanimously on Tuesday night to implemented the ban. They also discussed harsher penalties for Concealed Handgun License (CHL) holders who bring guns onto school campuses.
Allowing guns in schools does not make them safer. 7-0 @PPSConnect Board vote tonight to ban guns from our schools, w/harsher penalties. Testimony by 👇 @MomsDemand 🙏🏻@SusheelaJayapal @dkafoury @LoriStegmann @SMeieran @JVPforOregon @lizjmlarge @LisaForOregon @depassm @EilidhPdx pic.twitter.com/Ic0Q71UlQh
— Julia Brim-Edwards (@BrimJulia) June 15, 2022
Senate Bill 554 passed into Oregon law last year allows public schools, colleges and universities to implement bans on concealed carry.