• Exterior of Brown v. Board of Education NHS, the former Monroe Elementary School, at night.

    Brown v. Board of Education

    National Historic Site Kansas

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Laws & Policies

Superintendent's Compendium of Designations, Closures, Permit Requirements and Other Restrictions Imposed Under Discretionary Authority (PDF, 365 KB)
 
Enabling Legislation (PDF, 42 KB)
 
 

Firearms Policy
As of February 22, 2010, a new federal law allows people who can legally possess firearms under applicable federal, state, and local laws, to legally possess firearms in this park. It is the responsibility of visitors to understand and comply with all applicable state, local, and federal firearms laws before entering this park. As a starting point, please visit the Kansas Attorney General's website at http://ag.ks.gov.

Federal law also prohibits firearms in certain facilities in this park; those places are marked with signs at all public entrances. The Visitor Center meets the criteria of a federal facility. Firearms are not permitted inside the building.

Additional Links
State Home Page
http://www.kansas.gov

 

State Statutes

Concealed Weapons InformationState Reciprocity

Relevant Statutes (not inclusive)
Kansas Personal and Family Protection Act [K.S.A. 75-7c01 et. seq]
K.S.A. 12-16, 124
K.S.A. 21-4204a

Attorney General
http://ag.ks.gov
120 SW 10th Street
Topeka, Kansas 66612
(785) 296-2215

Did You Know?

United States Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court charged states to move with “all deliberate speed” to end segregation in public schools in 1955 in what is known as Brown II.--Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site