Cherokee, Iowa — The police chief in Cherokee says there’s a lot of work to do before local school employees would be allowed to carry concealed weapons on school grounds.
Police Chief Nate James suggests there’s no guarantee any employee will get the go-ahead.
The Cherokee School Board endorsed the concept this week and school officials said they’d been consulting with the police chief.
The police chief says policy and procedures will be paramount.
James was a police officer in Cherokee for eight years before being named Chief of Police in April of 2015.
