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
He’s allotted $300,000 to study school safety measures including additional training for resource officers.
The commission membership:
Dr. Cheryl May – Chair
Director, Criminal Justice Institute (CJI)
University of Arkansas System
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)
Brad Montgomery
Director of Public School Academic Facilities
Arkansas Department of Education (ADE)
A.J. Gary
Director, Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM)
Sheriff Tim Helder
Washington County Sheriff
Jami Cook
Director, Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy (ALETA)
Will Jones
Deputy Attorney General, Special Investigations Unit
Office of the Attorney General
David Hopkins
Superintendent, Clarksville School District
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
*Lori Poston
Child and Adolescent Therapist from Jonesboro
*Dr. Margaret Weiss
MD,
*Ricky Hopkins
Parent of student in Prescott School District
*Dr. Sterling Claypoole
Professor
*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.