As a child I didn’t own a firearm until 13.
My dad had plenty in the front closet, ready to go.
I’ll be damned if he was going to sign anything from a school that talks about that.
Agree, but very different time now from then. Back then in high school, myself, and many classmates, carried hunting rifles in the car we drove to school so that after school we could go hunting. That’s very different now as well.
We live in a very litigious society now, and for all I know, this is some lawyer idea of reducing liability (and the cost of insurance) by this school council. Again, I am not local so I dont know the motivation.
I understand and also agree with the concern that this would be used to ‘report’ parents somehow, but we all know that all these teachers have reporting obligations with or without this program, so I dont see it any different than those. A system where a student can report abuse of a parent can always be misused even when abuse doesnt exist. So do we not take seriously abuse reports? Of course not. Likewise, if a student goes into school and says “I dont feel safe at home cause my dad/mom has a loaded gun in the living room”, well, guess what, the result will be the same whether a safe storage program exist or not. This way, at least a less educated parent has been made aware of the situation and a visit from the sheriff or social services is avoided.