Mississippi
Guns have been allowed in Mississippi schools (for some people) since 2012
Officers on the Mississippi Division of Training “responded to misinformation” late Thursday night time to clear up confusion about what the State Board of Training voted by in its assembly earlier within the day.
The State Board of Training didn’t, as was reported by a number of information retailers on Thursday, vote to permit weapons to be carried on Ok-12 campuses. The board did, nevertheless, vote to replace its outdated inner coverage to evolve to a 10-year-old state legislation.
The State Board of Training handed a coverage in 1990 that prohibited weapons on campus (besides within the possession of legislation enforcement officers) and required native faculty districts to have a coverage relating to weapons on campus. However in 2012, when state lawmakers handed an enhanced carry legislation that allowed enhanced allow holders to hold weapons on faculty campuses, the schooling division by no means up to date its coverage.
The board’s vote on Thursday merely squared the division’s inner coverage with state legislation for the primary time.
“State board insurance policies can’t prohibit one thing that’s licensed in legislation — regardless that we do have this coverage on the books, the statute would supersede our coverage,” Erin Meyer, the schooling division’s normal counsel, stated on the Thursday assembly.
In its Thursday vote, the board maintained the requirement for native faculty districts to have a coverage on weapons. The division additionally really useful, through the Thursday assembly and within the clarifying press launch, that college districts seek the advice of with their native board attorneys.
Earlier than being finalized, the coverage will transfer by the division’s public remark course of. As of Thursday night time, the web page to submit feedback had not opened but. Public feedback which can be obtained can be introduced on the September board assembly.
Through the assembly, Meyer referenced an lawyer normal’s opinion from 2013, which clarifies that possessing a gun on faculty property is a felony in keeping with Mississippi legislation until one possesses an enhanced hid carry allow.
To own an enhanced hid carry license, an individual should full a weapons coaching course permitted by the Board of Legislation Enforcement Officer Requirements and Coaching and endure a background examine, in keeping with the statute.
The opinion elaborates that individuals with enhanced hid carry permits are allowed within the “public areas of a college,” however specifies that “faculty districts might bar individuals, together with individuals with enhanced carry permits, from areas of the varsity to which most people just isn’t allowed.”
Micah Hill, the board’s senior pupil consultant, requested if this is able to permit lecturers with enhanced carry permits to have weapons on campus. Meyer responded that college districts would be capable of make their very own guidelines relating to weapons on campus.
It’s clarified within the lawyer normal’s opinion that college districts are permitted to make employment insurance policies prohibiting carrying weapons on campus, no matter enhanced carry standing.
Brian McGairty, director of the workplace of protected and orderly faculties, additionally mentioned the newly-formed Mississippi Faculty Security Alliance throughout this portion of the assembly. The group, consisting of guardian teams, legislation enforcement, youth courtroom judges, psychological well being advocates, and educators, can be providing suggestions relating to these adjustments to the State Board of Training as part of the general public remark course of.
One potential suggestion that was introduced up through the assembly was a further course for people’ enhanced hid carry permits to be acknowledged by the varsity district. Additionally they mentioned requiring faculty districts to report their weapons insurance policies to the Division of Training.
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‘If they cannot play Thalia Hall, they cannot play in Mississippi at all’: Broadway in Jackson speaks out about possible show cancellations
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – It’s been one month since Thalia Mara Hall closed its doors due to a mold outbreak.
Innovation Arts and Entertainment is the company responsible for bringing Broadway productions to Jackson.
Representatives from the company visited Jackson after hearing the building had been closed.
CEO Adam Epstein says the City of Jackson did not inform them of the news.
“We did not find out from anybody within the city. We found out by reading news clippings forwarded to us by other people in Jackson,” Epstein said.
Certified Industrial Hygienic Testing reported visible dirt, debris, and suspected mold growth on many surfaces.
Epstein fears this could change the possibility of bigger shows coming to the capital city.
“They’re going to skip over us because of this mess. We need to show as a community that Jackson cares about this valuable asset and that we demand our elected leaders to support and treat this really, incredibly valuable asset with the TLC it deserves,” he said.
Thalia Mara Hall is the only venue in the state that can host a Broadway production due to the technical needs and accommodations required.
“Touring theatrical shows. If they cannot play Thalia Hall, they cannot play in Mississippi at all,” he said.
Broadway in Jackson is not only a great source of entertainment in the city, but it’s also beneficial economically.
“Those other businesses don’t benefit. The city doesn’t earn tax revenue from events that we present. They don’t earn rental income from the events we present. They don’t earn facility fees from the events we present. This is a real tragedy. It’s unacceptable.”
The well-being of the potential audience is the company’s main priority.
“I will not risk our ticket buyers’ health and safety and comfort. Our shows can and will cancel before we’d ever put somebody in jeopardy. We’ve issued a 100% guarantee of a full refund if the venue is not given a clean bill of health,” Epstein said.
All shows will be canceled on a case-to-case basis.
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Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are conducting a probe into Saturday’s crash that killed seven and injured 36 people.
The deadly bus crash in Mississippi that killed seven people and injured dozens of others early Saturday occurred after the vehicle experienced a tire failure, causing it to run off the road and overturn, officials and authorities said.
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board, in coordination with the Mississippi Highway Patrol, are conducting a probe into Saturday’s crash that left seven people dead and another 36 people injured. The collision occurred at about 12:40 a.m. on Interstate 20 near Vicksburg, Mississippi, when the bus left the roadway and overturned.
The bus, which authorities described as a 2018 Volvo commercial passenger bus, traveled westbound when its left front tire failed, NTSB member Todd Inman said at a news conference Sunday. The bus then moved onto an embankment and rolled over on its left side.
Inman added that investigators will be at the scene for at least another week and are looking into several factors of the crash, including the vehicle’s mechanical condition, motor carrier safety, the condition and experience of the driver, and environmental factors.
According to U.S. Department of Transportation records, the bus was operated by Autobuses Regiomontanos. Records show that in the 24 months before Saturday, the transit company’s vehicles were involved in one fatal crash, two injury collisions, and a crash requiring a tow truck.
The transit company has over 20 years of experience and provides trips between more than 100 destinations throughout Mexico and the United States, according to Autobuses Regiomontanos’ website.
“Everyone at the NTSB sends their expressions of sorrow for everything that the survivors and victims of this crash went through,” Inman said.
7 killed, 36 injured in bus crash
The bus carried a total of 41 passengers and two drivers, according to authorities. It was traveling from Atlanta to Dallas when the incident occurred.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash, according to Master Sergeant Kervin K. Stewart with the Mississippi Highway Patrol. Six people were pronounced dead at the scene and another person died later at a hospital, Stewart said.
Another 36 people were transported to area hospitals.
Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey said two victims killed in the crash were identified by their mother as a 16-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy, according to The New York Times. Authorities were working to identify the other victims.
Contributing: Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY
Mississippi
This drive showed where Mississippi State football offense can improve for Arizona State
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football’s offense had a high-flying Saturday in coach Jeff Lebby’s first game.
It scored touchdowns on six of its first nine drives — one of which was a one-play kneel down to end the first half — leaving Eastern Kentucky buried early and deep at Davis Wade Stadium. It was a 56-7 win for the Bulldogs, with them leading 35-0 at one point in the first half.
Baylor transfer Blake Shapen was superb at quarterback and numerous wide receivers such as Jordan Mosley, Kevin Coleman, Mario Craver Jr. and Creed Whittemore made big plays against EKU (0-1).
Even still, Lebby wasn’t completely satisfied with the performance.
“I think there was a whole lot of good,” Lebby said postgame. “Proud of our guys for their energy and their competitive spirit and toughness they played with, but there’s so many things to clean up. I think that’s the biggest takeaway is that you got a chance to go win the way we won, but we’re going to need to play better, play cleaner and that’s where we’re going to look forward to as we get back into it.”
Take Mississippi State’s third offensive drive as an example of where it can improve.
It was the Bulldogs first drive where they didn’t score points, even though it began at the MSU 46-yard line.
MSU (1-0) was penalized for an illegal formation on the first play of the drive, negating a 47-yard catch-and-run from Craver. Three plays later, after Shapen scrambled 12 yards for a first down, MSU was whistled for another illegal formation. Mississippi State then failed to convert on 4th-and-3 from the EKU 33-yard line.
Those were the only penalties committed by Mississippi State’s offense all night, but it’s not the first time we’ve heard of those types of MSU infractions. In the preseason, following Mississippi State’s first scrimmage that was closed to the public, Lebby noted that “non-playing penalties” were a work in progress.
Players have said that Lebby’s up-tempo pace has been an adjustment. Perhaps it’s one that’s still ongoing.
“Looking back at the game, we did a lot of good things, but there were a couple drives that we killed the drive,” Shapen said. “So, we can keep getting better. I think an emphasis for me is just to let everybody know that we haven’t arrived or anything. We got a lot more to prove, especially going in to play a good Arizona State team next week.”
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Arizona State might be better than anticipated
MSU’s Week 2 game at Arizona State (9:30 p.m., ESPN) was always going to be its most challenging in the nonconference schedule, but it looks even more so now.
Arizona State routed Wyoming 48-7 on Saturday night. The Sun Devils were about a seven-point favorite entering the game in Tempe, and Wyoming, historically, is no cakewalk in the Group of 5. It was an impressive statement from second-year coach Kenny Dillingham after a 4-9 season in 2023.
The Sun Devils (1-0) scored two defensive touchdowns, forced three turnovers and held Wyoming (0-1) to 118 total yards of offense. Sixty-two of those yards came in the fourth quarter with the game already well decided.
Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@gannett.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
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