The Mount Pleasant School Board on Oct. 21 approved the district’s annual agreement allowing Westmoreland County Juvenile Probation officers to carry firearms on school property, the board disclosed during its regular meeting.

The agreement (agenda item 10.2) is the district’s yearly renewal of a protocol that permits county juvenile probation officers to carry firearms while on school grounds as part of their duties. The motion to approve the agreement was moved by Board member Cedar and seconded by Board member Echols and passed on a voice vote; no recorded opposition or conditions were recorded in the public meeting.

Board materials listed the item as a routine yearly agreement; no further operational details, training requirements, or funding implications were discussed on the record that evening. The board did not receive public comment specific to the agreement during the meeting’s public comment period.