THERE CAN BE A DEAL WORKED OUT
IN THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
CHERYL: ASA HUTCHINSON JOINS
US.
I WANT TO GET YOUR REACTION, A
BIPARTISAN GROUP, ON BOTH SIDES
OF THE AISLE, IS NOW THE TIME
TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO GET
MEANINGFUL LEGISLATION ON THE
BOOKS.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT
CONVERSATION AND IN A
BIPARTISAN WAY, IT LOOKS TO BE
LIKE WHAT YOU JUST SAW, IF YOUR
POLITICS.
ON THE SENATE SIDE THEY ARE
FOUNDATIONAL HE WORKING
TOGETHER TO LOOK AT COMMON
GROUND.
I APPLAUD THEM FOR THAT.
BOTH SIDES ARE VERY GENUINE
TRYING TO NARROW WHAT CAN BE
DONE AS SENATOR CORNYN SAID,
SOMETHING THAT REALLY MAKES A
DIFFERENCE.
I LOOK AT IT FROM A GOVERNOR’S
STANDPOINT AND THIS IS A BIG
RESPONSE ABILITY FOR THE
GOVERNORS, THE SAFETY OF THEIR
SCHOOLS.
WE HAD A STUDY IN 2018 AND WE
HAVE IMPLEMENTED MOST OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS ON SCHOOL
SAFETY BUT THAT IS THE FIRST
PLACE TO GO, THE SAFETY OF THE
SCHOOL, MENTAL HEALTH WE HAVE
TO INVEST IN AND TO DO MORE IN
TERMS OF KNOWING WHERE THE
DANGER LIES. INTERNET COMPANIES NEED TO DO A
INTERNET COMPANIES NEED TO DO A
BETTER JOB USING TECHNOLOGY TO
GET RISKS THAT THEY SEE TO STOP
WHAT WE SEE AS VIOLENT ACTS.
CHERYL: SOMETHING THEY ARE
DISCUSSING HIS MENTAL HEALTH,
POSSIBLY RAISING THE AGE FROM
18 TO 21.
THERE’S ALL THESE DIFFERENT
IDEAS OUT THERE.
YOU HIT ON THIS IN ARKANSAS,
SCHOOLS GO THROUGH THIS, WE HAD
THIS CONVERSATION AND HAVE
SCHOOL SAFETY AGENTS IN PLACE
AND ARE READY FOR THESE EVENTS.
THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE READY
IN TEXAS AND THEY WEREN’T AND
THOSE BABIES WERE CALLING FOR
40 MINUTES, THE HEARTBREAK IS
ON TOP OF HEARTBREAK WITH THE
STORY.
THE CYNIC IN ME SAYS NOTHING IS
GOING TO CHANGE.
WE HAVE BEEN TO COLUMBINE,
NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME?
>> WE DON’T KNOW YET.
I DO THINK THE PEOPLE OF
AMERICA HAVE HAD THEIR HEART
RIPPED FROM THEM WITH WHAT THEY
SEE WITH THE CHILDREN, WITH
THEY DO WANT TO SEE ACTION,
WHETHER THAT IS INVESTMENT IN
SAFETY, RESOURCES FOR THE
SCHOOLS, MENTAL HEALTH
COUNSELORS IN THE SCHOOLS,
THERE MIGHT BE SOME AREAS, THE
AGE OF PURCHASING AN AR 15
STYLE WEAPON, WITH APPY 18 OR
21?
THAT IS AN AREA WE NEED TO HAVE
MORE INFORMATION, IT LOOKS LIKE
AND DR. OZ -- UVALDE IT MIGHT
HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE.
THE BEST PLANS WENT AWRY IN
UVALDE AND COST LIVES.
CHERYL: WHAT DO YOU SAY TO
PARENTS IN ARKANSAS?
YOU’VE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS
ALREADY WITH RESIDENTS?
>> WE HAVE.
MANY OF THEM HAVE CONFIDENCE IN
SCHOOL SECURITY.
THEY KNOW THERE IS AN ARMED
PRESENCE, A SINGLE POINT OF
ENTRY OR LIMITED ACCESS.
THEY KNOW PROTECTIONS ARE IN
PLACE AND THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR
PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND THEN
WE HAVE TO HAVE AUDITS TO MAKE
SURE THOSE POLICIES ARE
DEVELOPED ARE ACTUALLY BEING
FOLLOWED.
COUNSELING OF STUDENTS, WE HAD
COUNSELORS ON ADMINISTRATIVE
WORK.
THEY SPENT 90% OF THEIR TIME ON
DIRECT COUNSELING WITH STUDENTS
AND YOU ARE BETTER ABLE TO
IDENTIFY THE RISK FOR THE
STUDENTS AND ALSO TO ADDRESS
CHALLENGES AND WHAT COULD BE A
POTENTIAL RISK FACTOR SO WE PUT
THOSE IN PLACE AND IT IS OF
CONSTANT SOURCE, BURDEN ON THE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS FINANCIALLY.
I BELIEVE PEOPLE, KIDS ADJUST
TO IT SO WELL GOING INTO SCHOOL
WITH ARMED PRESENCE.
IT IS FINE WITH THEM.
WE WILL BE SAFE.
THEY HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP,
SEE A POLICE OFFICER IN
UNIFORM, IT IS A DETERRENT.
WE NEED TO INVEST DOLLARS TO
MAKE SURE WE CAN CONTINUE WITH THE EDUCATION OF KIDS IN THAT
THE EDUCATION OF KIDS IN THAT
SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
CHERYL: WE SHALL SEE.