These license plate readers wouldn’t be used like traditional readers used by police to send traffic tickets. She explained one challenge will be privacy concerns, which come from misunderstanding. Hopefully, we can tag that person before they get to whatever location they’re threatening,” Cook said.
“If we knew an active shooter or someone made a threat of an active shooter and we knew what their license plate is or what car they’re in, we can put that in the license plate reader. Cook said she got the idea after an active shooter traveled to Arkansas from Mississippi and was arrested because law enforcement were able to identify his vehicle. Jami Cook, director of the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy, said one recommendation to look into is having license plate readers at schools. Improvements to surveillance were also discussed. “But when we need to get in, we need to make sure we have the right keys to get in.” “Schools are very good at getting good doors that keep bad guys out,” Hollenbeck said. He said it can be difficult for police to respond to an emergency since schools have many different locks on their doors. He noted that two-thirds of districts have a safety and security team in place.īill Hollenbeck, chief of police for the Fort Smith Public Schools Police Department, said districts can also improve safety by giving local law enforcement master keys to their schools. “We further discussed a possible recommendation for these teams to meet at least annually with their local county emergency manager, fire and police to review their emergency operations plans,” Gary said. Asa Hutchinson brought the commission together, members of different subcommittees shared ideas that should be considered.Ĭommissioners are tasked with looking at recommendations issued four years ago and updating them for a report that is to be given to Hutchinson in August.Ī.J Gary, director of Public Academic Facilities for the Arkansas Department of Education, said after reviewing district safety and security team policies that updates need to be made to make the teams more active. At a meeting Tuesday, the second since Gov. Maybe River Justice is the only kind to trust.The Arkansas School Safety Commission is considering possible ways to improve school safety. If they'd rule for her release or keep her River Justice is the only kind I know to trust.
More about the Arts & Letters radio show: The bridge in the cover image is the historic White River Bridge at Clarendon, tragically demolished in the name of alleged progress as of 2020. Charles, Arkansas, and anyone is welcome to go and visit. J., available now through Audible: These days Helen's grave is clearly marked in the cemetery at St. The official audiobook is a collaboration between Denise and S.
Every word of the lyrics is true, save that since 2018, a year after Sooj wrote the song, itself, Miss Spence's gravesite has finally received the memorial it deserves, thanks to the Morris Foundation and the tireless efforts of author Denise Parkinson, who wrote Daughter of the White River: Depression Era Treachery and Vengeance in the Arkansas Delta-the very book which inspired this song. J.'s local NPR affiliate KUAR 89.1's Arts & Letters program in a 2-part episode all about Helen Spence (air date for part one: May 10, 2019), Sooj thought it prudent to release this demo mix as a single, stark and sparse and raw though it may be. Tucker release comprised of songs inspired by local Arkansas history and family stories.Īs this tune was featured on S. Inspired by the short life of Helen Ruth Spence, lesser known Arkansan outlaw and child of the early Twentieth Century Delta houseboat community known as the River People, this song is the seed of a future full-length S.
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