RALEIGH — Representative Garland Pierce, a House Select Committee Member on school safety, attended the Committee on School Safety meeting on Wednesday, March 21 at 9:00 a.m. in Raleigh, NC. The meeting was held at the NC General Assembly.
Listed below is the agenda for the meeting:
AGENDA for School Safety Committee meeting:
i. Call meeting to order and introductory remarks
ii. Presentation from Kym Martin, Center for Safer Schools and Task Force for Safer schools Chairman Sheriff Robert Holland
iii. Presentation from John Dorman, NC Emergency Management and Task Force for Safer Schools member
iv. Presentation from State Bureau of Investigation Senior Analyst Jody Marks and Acting Special Agent in Charge Elliott Smith
v. Presentation from Greta Metcalf, Meridian Behavioral Health Services and Chair of the Mental Health Committee of the Task Force for Safer Schools
vi. Presentation from Dr. Jim Deni, N.C. School Psychologists Association
vii. Presentation from Caroline Daily, 8th grade English Teacher, Vice-Chair of Task Force for Safer Schools regarding SPK UP NC reporting app
viii. Presentation from Sarah Wallace Strickland and Kiara Thaxton, students and members of the Task Force for Safer Schools, on student perspectives on School Safety
ix. Recess for Lunch (12:00 p.m. -2:00 p.m.)
x. Committee Discussion (2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
xi. Adjourn
Prior to the meeting, Representative Pierce stated “I look forward to attending this very important committee meeting, as we look at ways to keep students, staffs and schools safe. I look forward to getting input from our educators, students, parents and concerned citizens on this very important matter that is sweeping through this country.”
