(See also Student Behavior Policy)

Except as specifically set out in this policy, the District prohibits any person to have in his possession on any Jenks School District property or while in any school bus or vehicle used by any school for transportation of students or teachers any firearms or weapons as defined by state law. Further, this policy prohibits the transportation, possession and storage of firearms in a locked vehicle by students on school property. School administrators may require any individual on school property or vehicles to submit to random metal detector searches and have their purses, bags, briefcases, etc., randomly searched with x-ray machines and/or metal detectors. Anyone discovering an unauthorized firearm at school must report the incident immediately to the Jenks Public Schools District Police or District Police Administrator. “School property” means all District owned or leased property used for purposes of elementary, secondary or vocational-technical education and support of such programs, and shall not include property owned by the District where such property is leased or rented to an individual or corporation and used for purposes other than educational. This is in accordance with OS Title 21, Section 1280.1. 

Firearms and weapons are allowed on school property and deemed not in violation of this policy as follows: 

1. A gun or knife used for the purposes of participating in the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife certified hunter training education course, or any other hunting, fishing safety of firearms training course, or a recognized firearms sports event, team shooting program or competition, or “living history reenactment” as defined by law, provided the course or event is approved by the principal or chief administrator of the school where the course is offered, and provided the weapon is properly displayed or stored as required by law pending participation in the course, event, program or competition. 

2. Weapons in the possession of any peace officer or other person authorized by law to possess a weapon on school property in the performance of their duties and responsibilities. Officers and other authorized persons shall notify the District Police upon arrival on school property if they are in possession of a firearm so that the appropriate credentials can be confirmed. 

3. A gun, knife, bayonet or other weapon in the possession of a member of a veterans group, the national guard, active military, the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) or Junior ROTC, in order to participate in a ceremony, assembly or educational program approved by the principal or chief administrator of a school or school district where the ceremony, assembly or educational program is being held; provided, however, the gun or other weapon that uses projectiles is not loaded and is inoperable at all times while on school property.

4. Except for students, guns or other weapons designed for hunting kept in a privately-owned vehicle and properly stored as required by law, provided such vehicle is driven onto school property only to transport a student to and from school and such vehicle does not remain unattended on school property.

5. Except for students, a firearm carried in a motor vehicle pursuant to 21 O.S. § 1277 onto property set aside by a public elementary or secondary school for the use or parking of any vehicle; provided, however, said firearm must be stored and hidden from view in a locked motor vehicle when the motor vehicle is left unattended on school property.

6. For events identified as educational, including but not limited to skeet shooting, and approved by the District that require guns or other weapons to be transported onto school property must be done according to all State and Federal law. Any weapon transported onto school property for this purpose must immediately be declared to the JPS Police Department and surrendered for safe storage until the appropriate staff can retrieve the weapon.

Revised by the Board of Education January 2005

Revised May 2012

Revised January 2014

Revised June 2018

Revised June 2022