TONIGHT AT 6:30 LESTER HOLT
WILL ANCHOR A SPECIAL SUNDAY
EDITION OF NIGHTLY NEWS FROM
ISRAEL.
>>> CLOSER TO HOME CLASSES WILL
RESUME TOMORROW AT BOWIE STATE
UNIVERSITY.
THEY WERE CANCELED ALL OF LAST
WEEK AFTER A SHOOTING ROCKED
THE CAMPUS. DURING THE SCHOOL’S HOMECOMING
WEEKEND.
MARIE JOINS US LIVE FROM BOWIE
STATE WITH A LOOK AT THESE ADDED SECURITY MEASURES THAT
WILL BE IN PLACE JUST AS SOON
AS STUDENTS RETURN TO CLASS
TOMORROW.
>> Reporter: GOOD EVENING TO
YOU.
WE ARE IN FRONT OF THE MAIN
ENTRANCE OF CAMPUS.
SINCE WE HAVE BEEN OUT HERE FOR
THE PAST COUPLE HOURS WE’VE
SEEN SECURITY GOING AROUND
CAMPUS PATROLLING THE DIFFERENT
AREAS HOLDINGS AND ROADS HERE
ON CAMPUSES.
THAT IS SOMETHING STUDENTS CAN
EXPECT.
THE SCHOOL IS CHANGING THE WEIGHT THAT PEOPLE ACCESS THE
CAMPUS.
STARTING TOMORROW SOME OF THE
CHANGES YOU CAN EXPECT SOME
GATES WILL CLOSE EARLIER.
ACCESS VIA THE MARC TRAIN
STATION GAIT WILL END AT 5:00
P.M.
DAILY.
THE LOOP ROAD GAIT WILL BE
STAFFED 24/7 WITH SECURITY AND
AFTER FIVE P.M.
YOU NEED A STUDENT PASSER VALID
DRIVERS LICENSE TO ENTER CAMPUS.
ELECTRONIC LICENSE PLATE READERS
WILL SCAN CARS ENTERING.
ENHANCE SURVEILLANCE CAMERA
SYSTEMS WITH FACIAL RECOGNITION
ARE IN PLACE ALSO. AT ALL CAMPUS ENTRY POINTS AND
BUILDING ENTRANCES.
THIS LEFT WITH THE UNIVERSITY
HELP WHAT IT CALLS LISTENING
SESSIONS TO HEAR FROM STUDENTS
FACULTY STAFF AND PARENTS AS
THEY REVIEWED EXISTING SAFETY
MEASURES. THOSE STUDENTS I SPOKE WITH
TODAY SAY THEY STILL FEEL A
LITTLE UNEASY AFTER THE
SHOOTING.
>> I’M JUST TRYING TO FOCUS ON MY STUDIES.
I JUST WANT TO GET BACK TO THAT.
NOT GOING TO LIE TO SAY I AM
GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT
NERVOUS.
IT IS A NORMAL FEELING FOR
EVERYBODY I GUESS.
>> Reporter: THE SCHOOL SAID IT
IS STILL CONSIDERING OTHER
SAFETY MEASURES LIKE USING AN
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WEAPONS
DETECTION SINCE OR EVEN
INSTALLING SOME METAL DETECTORS
THAT RESIDENTIAL HOUSING.
AT THIS POINT THESE ARE STILL