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C. Butler County Community College is desirous of cooperating with various law
enforcement groups in conducting classes and/or training sessions for such groups on
the property owned or licensed for use by Butler County Community College.
Accordingly, the possession of firearms on property owned or licensed for use by
Butler County Community College will be permitted in the course of law enforcement
classes and training sessions provided the following safeguards are met:
1.
The firearms in use shall be capped and locked or temporarily disabled by an
alternate mutually acceptable method at all times during the classes.
2.
No live ammunition shall be permitted on the campus of Butler County Community
College during training classes. Ammunition must be removed from weapons prior
to transporting the disarmed weapon to campus.
3.
The use of blanks in lieu of live ammunition is prohibited.
4.
The law enforcement training sessions shall be restricted to the Public Safety
Training Classrooms and property owned or licensed for use by Butler County
Community College.
5.
The law enforcement training sessions conducted shall be restricted to qualified law
enforcement entities with its participants being licensed to carry a firearm.
6.
Prior to conducting a training class, all participants will be required to sign an
acknowledgement of his/her understanding of all rules and regulations of Butler
County Community College.
7.
Adequate notice must be provided to the Administration of Butler County
Community College so as to permit notice to the College Campus Police of the
upcoming training session.
8.
Non-functional prototypes of firearms may be used in law enforcement training
activities. Such training is subject to all of the provisions stated above.
9.
Police training devices (including but not limited to flash bang devices and narcotic
training devices) are permitted to the extent they are used in conjunction with credit
and noncredit course offerings at Butler County Community College.
10.
Live ammunition shall be permitted only when used at a College-approved Firing
Range, operated under the safety protocols established by Law Enforcement,
Military, or the NRA, effective January 14, 2013.
11.
According to the EMS & Police Training Standard Operating Procedures, Butler
County Community College Campus Police Officers will store and transport
ammunition from Main Campus to a College-approved firing range and return the
same to Main Campus, effective January 14, 2013.
12.
All students participating in the Fire Arms Training Program both in the classroom
at Butler County Community College and/or on the Firing Range located on 100
Litman Road, Butler, PA will be required to sign a Waiver of Release of All Claims
Form recognizing and acknowledging that there are certain risks of personal injury
in participating in the Fire Arms Training Program and voluntarily agree to assume
the full risk of any accidental injuries sustained as a result of participating in the
Fire Arms Training Program and waive, any and all claims against the College and
such individuals, for personal injuries sustained arising out of, connected with, or in
any way associated with participating in the Fire Arms Training Program both in
the classroom at Butler County Community College and/or on the Firing Range
located on 100 Litman Road, Butler, PA.
Violation of this policy shall be handled in accordance with the disciplinary procedures
set forth in Butler County Community Colleg
e’s policies.
TASER POLICY
Butler County Community College strives to maintain a safe and secure environment for
students, faculty, staff, and the general public. To address and/or remove concerns for
