The state Department of Justice confirmed Monday the officer<\/a> who left his gun in the men\u2019s restroom was one of their special agents, saying officials expect the \u201chighest standard\u201d and were \u201ccommitted to accountability and transparency\u201d in reviewing the incident and potentially disciplining the agent, whom they did not name. The agent was off duty at the time.<\/p>\n Fresno Unified School District does not necessarily allow off-duty officers to carry a concealed weapon into a sporting event, according to a statement from David Ray, executive director for the district\u2019s safety office.<\/p>\n \u201cSimply presenting law-enforcement credentials does not, by itself, mean an individual bypasses the district\u2019s established event security procedures,\u201d Ray said in the statement. \u201cAn off-duty officer attending a Fresno Unified event as a spectator is subject to the district\u2019s event security procedures and would not be permitted to carry a firearm into the event unless they are acting in an official law enforcement capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n Both Clovis and Fresno school districts said they do not allow a civilian with a concealed carry weapons permit, often called a CCW, to bring guns into a sporting event past the screening efforts at the gate.<\/p>\n Central Unified spokesperson Johnathon Burrows did not respond to multiple requests for comment on that Fresno school district\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n Headlines about similar incidents show officers are commonly fined and sometimes suspended while civilians that made the news were arrested.<\/p>\n The former San Luis Obispo police chief left her gun in an El Pollo Loco bathroom in 2019, according to a report from The Tribune<\/a>. She was given a $1,600 fine, or the equivalent of two days of suspension, and was also required to take safety training.<\/p>\n An officer in Toronto left a firearm and other equipment in a bathroom in a mall changing room in an incident that ended with discipline in June, according to a report from CityNews<\/a>. That officer was suspended for 15 days.<\/p>\n A civilian in the Atlanta area was arrested in December after he left a handgun in a school bathroom during an evening performance at the school, FOX5 Atlanta reported<\/a>. Police said he was arrested on suspicion of possessing a weapon on school property and reckless conduct.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Fresno Bee<\/p>\n