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DRAFT  <br />Orange County Schools Safety Task Force <br />Meeting Summary <br />Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 5:30 PM <br />Donna S. Baker Meeting Room <br />Whitted Human Services Center <br />300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough, NC <br /> <br />Members Present: Ari Schein, Cassie Rice, Kate O’Boyle, Richard Bradford, Evan <br />Sredzienski, Jean Hamilton, Earl McKee, Rani Dasi, Nyah Hamlett, <br />Andre Richmond, Paul Bell, Andy Simmons <br /> <br />Alternates Present: Tracy Holloway, Andre Stewart, Patrick Abele, Andrew Poole, <br />Jonathan McVey <br /> <br />Members Absent: Monique Felder, Evelyn Estrada Hernandez, Tina Sykes <br /> <br />(Note: Student members from Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools had not yet been <br />determined and the representative from the Carrboro Police Department was not known.) <br /> <br />Facilitator: Jay Bryan, Retired District Court Judge <br /> <br />Staff Present: Greg Wilder from the Orange County Manager’s Office <br /> <br /> <br />1. Welcome and Introductions <br /> <br />Commissioner and Task Force Co-Chair Jean Hamilton welcomed everyone to the <br />meeting and expressed appreciation for members’ willingness to serve on the Schools <br />Safety Task Force (SSTF). Commissioner and Task Force Co-Chair Earl McKee also <br />welcomed everyone and thanked them for their service. <br /> <br />Facilitator and Retired District Court Judge Jay Bryan introduced himself and welcomed <br />everyone. <br /> <br />All Task Force members and alternates briefly introduced themselves. <br /> <br /> <br />2. Review of the Task Force Charge and Timeline <br /> <br />Co-Chair Hamilton shared comments on the background and events which led to the <br />establishment of the Task Force and noted the resolution adopted by the Orange County <br />Schools Board of Education in October 2021 and the resolution adopted by the Orange <br />County Board of Commissioners in November 2021. Co-Chairs Hamilton and McKee