Gov. Asa Hutchinson added some additional members to his school safety task force, a group that he has previously said would NOT consider gun safety issues. Still no students, but a member listed as parent of a student is a new member.

He’s allotted $300,000 to study school safety measures including additional training for resource officers.

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The commission membership:

Dr. Cheryl May – Chair
Director, Criminal Justice Institute (CJI)

University of Arkansas System


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Bill Temple – Vice Chair
Retired Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)


John “Don” Kaminar

Special Projects and School Safety Manager

Arkansas Department of Education (ADE)


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Brad Montgomery

Director of Public School Academic Facilities

Arkansas Department of Education (ADE)

A.J. Gary

Director, Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM)


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Sheriff Tim Helder

Washington County Sheriff


Jami Cook

Director, Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy (ALETA)


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Will Jones

Deputy Attorney General, Special Investigations Unit

Office of the Attorney General


David Hopkins

Superintendent, Clarksville School District


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Dawn Anderson

High School Counselor, Hot Springs High School


John Allison

Teacher, Vilonia High School


*Tom Jenkins
Chief of the Rogers Fire Department

*Marvin L. Burton
Deputy Superintendent for the Little Rock School District

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*Lori Poston
Child and Adolescent Therapist from Jonesboro

*Dr. Margaret Weiss
MD, PHD, UAMS Professor Department of Psychiatry, and the Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

*Ricky Hopkins
Parent of student in Prescott School District

*Dr. Sterling Claypoole
Professor in Psychology at South Arkansas Community College and Parent of students in El Dorado School District

*Dr. Joyce Cottoms
Superintendent for the Marvell-Elaine School District

* Jenkins, Burton, Poston, Weiss, Hopkins, Cottoms and Claypoole are additions.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson added some additional members to his school safety task force, a group that he has previously said would NOT consider gun safety issues. Still no students.

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