Campus safety is key for students, faculty, and parents living that college life. Some students at Morgan State are wondering if the school has gone too far after installing metal detectors into dorms.
It was one of the first changes that kids noticed after returning from holiday break. They had to pass through them to get to their rooms. “I have mixed feelings on it, because I understand it’s for security reasons, because this is an open campus, and anybody came can come on,” freshman Khalin Marshall told Channel 11. “So, I do understand that part, but they are in the dorms, and I feel like it’s our home that we paid for.” Other students like the idea of the screenings but worry about how efficient the changes are.
“I think that it’s a good investment, but I feel like some of them don’t thoroughly do their jobs,” Freshman Sanai Wilson told Channel 11. “They will just look in it, they won’t really move stuff around (to see) if there’s a weapon or anything.”
A Renewed Dedication to Safety
Morgan State has had a few safety concerns on and off-campus in recent years. The most recent being an off-campus shooting at a Northwood Commons gas station in December 2022. The school is focused on making sure that students, parents, and staff feel safe and that recent incidents do not develop a trend of campus violence.
“Maintaining the safety of Morgan’s campus and our students is paramount, which is why we took the proactive measure to put in place safety screening devices in our student residential facilities at the beginning of this Spring term,” the school said in a statement. “The safety screening devices are a component of the University’s overall comprehensive security plan. In all, 17 screening devices were installed leading up to the beginning of the Spring semester which began on January 18.”
The continued, “the safety screening devices are there to assist the University in the detection of…
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