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PARENTS OF UC BERKELEY STUDENTS ARE TAKING THEIR CHILDREN'S SAFETY INTO THEIR own hand.
NOW TO HIRE PRIVATE SECURITY
TO PATROL THE AREAS AROUND THE
CAMPUS. BUT FOR SOME AND HARRY
HAS REACTION NOW FROM CAL
STUDENTS.
OF EDUCATION. UC BERKELEY IS
THE 3RD MOST DANGEROUS COLLEGE
CAMPUS IN AMERICA. AND THAT
NEEDS TO CHANGE. SO EAGER TO
TA NEA IS THE PRESIDENT OF
SAFE AND A FATHER OF 2 UC
BERKELEY STUDENTS. HE SAYS AS
SOON AS THEY ARRIVED ON CAMPUS
IN 2022.
THERE WERE SAFETY CONCERNS.
I THINK THERE'S A REAL.
FOR MORE SAFETY RESOURCES
AROUND THE UNIVERSITY RIGHT
NOW, STUDENTS SENT PEOPLE WHO
LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE
RATTLED. HE SAYS HE STARTED
FELT THE UNIVERSITY WASN'T
DOING ENOUGH TO KEEP STUDENTS
SAFE.
WERE FORCED TO INVEST AND
TALK ABOUT SAFETY BECAUSE IT'S
BECOME SO DIRE.
AT CAL SAY FARES WORK WITH
CAL PARENTS IN 2023 TO RAISE
MORE THAN $40,000 TO LAUNCH A
PILOT SECURITY PROGRAM THAT
PRIVATE SECURITY GUARDS ARE
NOW STATIONED AROUND THE UC
BERKELEY CAMPUS. 6 SAFETY
AMBASSADORS ARE STATIONED
AROUND THE MARKED AREAS FROM
6, 30 AT NIGHT UNTIL 3 IN THE
MORNING. ARE WEARING BRIGHT
COLORED JACKETS. THAT'S A
SECURITY. MY LARGE OTHER
VERY ENTHUSIASTIC. I THINK
THAT THERE'S MORE MIXED
FEELINGS FROM THE
ADMINISTRATION ABOUT WHAT
WE'RE DOING.
VERY FORTHCOMING. WE TOLD
THEM WHAT WE HAD IN MIND.
THEY'VE KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR
LAUNCHED. YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A
GREAT LOOK FOR THE UNIVERSITY,
ACCORDING TO SAY, THERES ALL
THE SECURITY GUARDS HAVE
CALIFORNIA GUARD CARDS.
AND HAVE UNDERGONE
BACKGROUND THE GUARDS WILL NOT
CARRY ANY WEAPONS LIKE PEPPER
SPRAY OR BUT HANS, STILL SOME
STUDENTS SAY THEY WELCOME OR
GUARD. I THINK
A LOT OF STUDENTS, SOMETIMES
FEEL KIND OF UNSAFE AND JUST
KNOWING THEY CAN FEEL SAFER.
WE'LL HELP YOU. COMING CAMPUS
THE FOLKS IN SCHOOL MORE SO.
OVERALL, DIFFERENT CAMPS.
THE PILOT PROGRAM WILL RUN
THROUGH MARCH 23RD. THE SAFE
BEARS WILL THEN EVALUATE HOW
IT WENT AND IT EXTEND 4 TO
NOTHING MORE THAN THE DAY
ARRIVING.
WE JUST SAW THE LIGHTS OFF
AND DISBAND THIS ORGANIZATION
BECAUSE WE'RE LONGER NECESSARY