Twice in a year? What the hell??
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Seattle Central Community College
Member of the Seattle Community College District
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
6:00 p.m. FROM: President Mildred W. Ollée
TO: Student Body I want to inform you about an incident that took place Wednesday morning involving a Seattle Central student and members of the Seattle Central campus security force and the Seattle Police Department. I know it was a frightening incident for the many students and college personnel who witnessed it firsthand. I want you to understand the facts that triggered this event.On Friday, the student in question made verbal remarks threatening mass violence on campus. His remarks were reported to our campus security department on Tuesday morning.
It is our policy to take any threat of violence very seriously. Such threats are against school policy. In light of incidents of campus violence that have occurred in our nation over the last several years, we must take every possible precaution to keep our campus and students safe.
In cases where the risk of potential violence exists, it is our policy to hand-deliver a letter to a student. When questioned, the student provided a false name and attempted to flee.Because of the serious nature of his threat, SPD had no choice but to intervene. In the physical altercation that ensued, a handgun belonging to one of the SPD officers fell onto the ground but was quickly recovered. The student did not have a gun but did possess an unlawful knife.I want to thank our campus security personnel and the Seattle Police Department for their prompt, professional response to this serious threat of violence. I am satisfied that we took appropriate steps that were reasonable to protect the student body and our campus.I want to assure each of you that we are committed to providing a safe environment for you to study and learn. Please know that we will always endeavor to respond quickly to any threat of violence. This unfortunate incident will not deter us from our important mission.
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This is the second time this year at SCCC that something of this nature transpired. Still though, I’m headin’ to school without worrying about dodging a bullet. What happened to the good ol’ fight in the hallway??