Defibrillators

A second was training for staff members to make sure they knew the procedures in place for emergencies.Tim McLendon, a teacher at MCTC, said he cannot imagine a tragedy such as the VT tragedy could be prevented.

He said he previously worked at another community college which had security guards on staff, but the guards mostly checked to make sure those parking in faculty parking had the proper sticker displayed on their vehicle.McLendon, like Julian, said it would be difficult to implement security measures without making the environment more restrictive, and less welcoming.

Options that could be implemented would include limited entrances, and metal detectors, neither of which are likely to happen at MCTC.McLendon said he does like the idea of an intercom, mostly for personal emergencies, such as if a student was needed.Student and worker Eric Havens, said he attended a high school which he labelled as a "prison," because of the extreme security measures in place.

Students were not permitted to wear backpacks.

Havens said if that ever happened at the college level, he would be disappointed.

He said as a 22-year-old man, he has earned the right to have a bit of freedom, though he recognizes the limitations could ...

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