CLARK COUNTY — Two local colleges returned to in-person classes today after closing for safety concerns.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00 p.m., students at Wittenberg University and Clark State College are seeing more security as they return to campus.
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News Center 7 previously reported that both Wittenberg University and Clark State College moved classes online last week after receiving multiple threats.
Students said they have noticed more security and safety precautions than usual at school.
“Normally, there’s one cop up front. It’s sometimes a state trooper sitting over there,” Clark State Sophomore Cheyenne Smith said. “There’s like state troopers in separate parking spots and stuff and there’s more cops up front.”
News Center 7′s Mason Fletcher saw three officers at the entrance to Clark State and several more scattered across campus.
The College said their safety measures include limited entry to buildings and more officers on the property.
Wittenberg University took things a step further.
“They have the big camera and I see several PD around,” Gracie Motz, a student at Wittenberg University said.
News Center 7 asked Wittenberg University’s Emergency Response Team what students could expect while returning to campus.
They told us the following changes for this week include:
- Two Skywatch cameras that give a bird’s eye view are running 24 hours and are placed in high-traffic spots on campus.
- Increased security patrols on campus, both in cruisers and on foot.
- Access to police dogs and clearing teams in the event of additional threats.
They added that Governor DeWine told the University they will have open lines of communication with Homeland Security.
“I don’t think it would be very wise to send us back if they didn’t think that everything was going to be safe,” Motz said.
Both schools will be keeping an eye out for any more potential threats and will be in constant contact with law enforcement as they welcome students back.
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