You still need a CHL if you plan to carry concealed. There's several different sections of law at play here. The first, the CCW statute exempting CHLers from the crime of carrying a concealed weapon under certain circumstances is 2923.12. The second, Improper Handling of Firearms in a Motor Vehicle is 2923.16. The third, the school statute prohibiting firearms on school property without school board permission is 2923.122. The school board can exempt you from 2923.122, however sections 2923.12 (general CCW prohibition) and 2329.16 still apply. The CHL statute includes school property as off limits with a CHL, provided you're in violation of 2923.122. So with Board permission, that particular CPZ restriction would be removed from you.SMMAssociates wrote:The unbolded section allows on-duty LEO's and other government "agents", or a Security Officer, to carry. The bold section says that they can authorize "others". It appears (might be covered elsewhere) that a CHL is not required.
The best analogy I can think of would be traffic laws. There are many different sections of the traffic law (ORC Ch 45). One may be exempted from certain sections at certain times, but that does not give a blanket exemption to all traffic laws of a similar nature (e.g. parking). For example, it may be illegal to park on a certain street without a permit. I've seen this in college towns where the city requires people parking on certain streets to live on that street and get a Resident Permit. However, just because you have a permit does not mean you're exempt from the other laws requiring you to park your vehicle facing the direction of travel or the one requiring you to remove the key from the ignition.
I have heard of people being charged with multiple weapons offenses on the same incident so I know it happens. Usually it's some thug carrying Mexican style in his ride. They'll usually get him with CCW AND Improper Handling. If he was on school grounds, I'm sure they'd throw the third one on there too.
So in short, with written permission from the school board, you could carry openly or unloaded in your vehicle with no CHL. But if you plan to carry loaded in a motor vehicle or concealed, you need a CHL, because the other two sections still apply.