Are We Really Safe

It is said that safety comes first. If not first, the safety of the college students should be on the list of priorities. Has it ever occurred to anyone that a student can easily come to school with a weapon in his or her bag? If a situation should arise where a students life is threatened by another are there measures in place or must we rely on the Police to arrive on the scene, which we all know tends to take awhile? Yes, there are two “security guards” in the school but are they trained or equipped, be it mentally or physically, to protect the student body?

The laboratories in the college have a gas system of many pipes that extend from lab to lab. These are exposed and in plain view if you look above while in the hall (safe?). If a fire was to break out in the school for any reason for all we know students may hurtle themselves off the balconies screaming or trample one another in a panicked effort to escape. There are no drills or at least a briefing on the fire escapes (if there are any) or orderly procedures to follow in case of a fire. Why not add this to the list of oh-so-inspiring lectures that students have to sit through on orientation day? In addition to this lack of sensitization of the important issues (because red pens are really not that important nor how much we have to pay if we deface the furniture, Its still going to happen anyway), the fire alarms are not working.

Sure, there are situations we cannot avoid or prevent, but certainly better security measures could be put in place. So Man About College is asking Are We Really Safe? Unfortunately as the unwritten policy of life usually suggests, it might take a severe mishap for action to be taken.


~ Man About College

What do you think?