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What is "registered as a school"? Is that some sort of legal term?
Something is a school or it isn't. If you read MGL definition of a "school" wrt gun laws it covers ONLY primary, secondary and college level schools. Religious "after school programs" don't count. As a kid I went to Hebrew School in a Synagogue and some friends took Catechism at their Catholic Church. Neither make it a "school" where guns are prohibited per MGL.
Even if a church also has a school (primary or secondary), I've never seen one with the school in the sanctuary, it's always been a separate building. Did I miss something? That separate building that taught grades 1-12 would be off-limits, but the sanctuary would not be off-limits.
People get hung up all the time over child care centers, KinderCare, nursery schools, kindergartens, etc. Unless they are co-located in a building that teaches grades 1-12, they don't meet the MA definition of a prohibited place.
Registered,licensed,whatever would make that location a school under the eyes of MA.Here in my area there are two Catholic Churches,both are on and part of the School property.Where would that leave someone if they are carrying a gun to Church?
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