As Wyoming Gets Rid of Gun-Free Zones, Schools Wrestle with Limited Control

Wyoming School Systems Scramble to Adjust to End of Gun-Free Zones in State

As Wyoming gets rid of gun-free zones, schools wrestle with limited control

By Joseph Beaudet, Klark Byrd, Rachel Finch, Jasmine Hall, Hector Martinez, Braden Schiller and Ivy SecrestIn Campbell County, a place where nearly 90% of voters are registered Republicans, public schools already allow workers to carry concealed guns on school property. Still, the district found itself busy this spring revising those rules ahead of a new law poised to take effect July 1. Although Deputy Superintendent Kirby Eisenhauer described …

Legislative panel pursues bills to regulate Wyoming library books with sexual material

TORRINGTON—A Wyoming legislative committee decided Tuesday to draft bills to police books in libraries, taking steps down a constitutionally fraught path out of concern that literature dealing with sexuality and gender identity can corrupt minors. Lawmakers are reviewing the content of library books, which has become a national crusade by religious conservatives, as activists and lawmakers around the state pore over material available in young a…