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CLASS Task Force To Release Report Today
1/15/2008
Oklahoma's Campus Life and Safety and Security (CLASS) Task Force next week will present Gov. Brad Henry with the results of its seven-month study on the state of campus security in Oklahoma. Among the recommendations, released in draft form this week, are calls for increased spending on security in post-secondary institutions and greater collaboration between higher education, law enforcement, and mental health professionals.The CLASS Task Force was established last April in Oklahoma in response to the shootings at Virginia Tech to evaluate the status of safety and security on the state's campuses and to make recommendations for improvements. The 15-member group is headed up by Glen D. Johnson, chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education (chairman), and Phil Berkenbile, director of the Department of Career and Technology Education (vice chairman). Other members include representatives from higher education, public safety, and health services.
One of the most significant recommendations to come from a draft report from the the task force, details of which were released last week, was a call to increase spending on safety and security from the present level of about $24.7 million to $40 million for public post-secondary institutions (which include career technology centers). Other recommendations included:
- The creation of threat-assessment task forces;
- Improvements in emergency notification systems;
- Emergency response training and drills for staff; and
- An increase in the number of mental health professionals working on campuses.
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