Chambersburg man barred from School Property For Gun

**edsollen** · January 26th, 2013, 02:11 PM

According to the article the Chambersburg Area School District has banned a citizen from the district property. He was accised of bringing a gun on to a district function, a charge he denies and the district offered no evidence to the charge. Further he was not allowed representation or the opportunity of defense.
Is this type of action exempt from due process? Is there a chance this could be used in a "other legal use" defense since he denies having a gun on school property? What is a citizens recourse in these situations?

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Chambersburg man banned from public school properties after alleged handgun incident

By BRIAN HALL
Date: 01/25/2013 05:24:56 PM EST

CHAMBERSBURG -- Chambersburg Area School District administrators have banned a Chambersburg man from setting foot on district property after he allegedly brought a gun onto campus.
The district held a closed administrative hearing on Friday for Jay Lightfoot, Chambersburg. At the conclusion of that meeting, Lightfoot was banned from school property.
Lightfoot did not attend the hearing after he was told he was unable to bring a spokesperson into the meeting with him. Lightfoot was notified on Wednesday of the hearing, attempted to arrange legal counsel, but did not have enough time.
"You are prohibited from setting foot on school property any time in the future and until advised otherwise," solicitor Jan Sulcove told Lightfoot today in the administration building's lobby. "If you enter upon school district property, whether it's this building or any other building, whether it's for a public meeting or athletic event, you will be prosecuted."
According to the district, the point of contention stems from an alleged incident that occurred "sometime" in the "fall of 2012." A specific athletic event was not noted in a letter sent to Lightfoot, nor did it include a specific date of an incident.
The charge is that Lightfoot allegedly brought a "handgun" onto school property for an athletic event.
"This school year he brought a weapon to an athletic contest," said Superintendent Joe Padasak. "We had it investigated. We found out it was accurate. We have a statement to that effect."
Lightfoot and his spokesperson Allen Piper contend that he did not carry a weapon to any event on school property in the fall. Lightfoot has a permit to carry a weapon because he's a landlord who sometimes carries around large amounts of cash.
"He has a concealed weapons permit granted by the county and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania," Piper said. "I asked Jay if remembered anytime taking a weapon onto school property in fall 2012. He does not recall taking a weapon into or onto school property. He said he didn't take one onto school property."
Piper was not allowed to represent Lightfoot at the hearing. Padasak had originally granted visitors to the hearing on Lightfoot's behalf, but that request was denied by Sulcove.
In addition to being banned, the district has charged Lightfoot with disorderly conduct following an alleged incident with district police last month at an athletic contest. He was asked to move out of a handicapped seating area. Piper has challenged the ruling, saying there is no marked handicapped seating in CASHS Field House. Lightfoot has a hearing about the December incident in mid-February.
Piper and Lightfoot are now considering options moving forward, Piper said.