DAYTON, Ohio — Dayton Public Schools passed a resolution Tuesday evening, which states the district won't arm employees with firearms under a recent bill passed in Ohio.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 99 on June 13, which allows districts to decide whether to arm employees. It also lowers the required training hours for armed personnel from 700 hours to a maximum of 24 hours. 

For years, Ohio has allowed employees to carry guns on school grounds as long as it's approved by the school board. An Ohio Supreme Court ruling in 2021 though mandated employees to undergo 700 hours of peace officer training—the same number required of law enforcement officials.

Dayton school board members said they believed it would create a dangerous environment for students. 

“The Dayton Public Schools Board of Education believes that teachers and other educators in our schools, who educate, mentor and nurture their students should not be asked to arm themselves with deadly weapons in a misguided attempt to make their students safer,” the resolution states. 

Dayton is among multiple Ohio school districts that decided against arming teachers. Cleveland Metropolitan School District passed a resolution the same week the bill became law, stating it won't arm employees and called the bill a "misguided attempt" to make the school environment safer. Cincinnati Public Schools also pushed back against HB 99.