Jamie Williamson

On a bright sunny day no one expects the day to turn into a devastating fight for survival, but that’s exactly what happened in yet another fatal campus shooting. In today’s society campus shootings are happening more and more. It has become such an issue many schools are beginning to train students on the best way to handle a shooting.

President Cutrer sent out an email on Friday October 2 detailing a new “campus carry” law going into effect August 1, 2016. The email goes into detail about how A&M-Texarkana and the A&M system will be developing a plan of action when the law is implemented. A&M-Texarkana is taking this new law very seriously and will keep updating students on its plan of action progress.

Students should be aware of the safety precautions A&M University-Texarkana already has in place in case of an emergency. People do not want to think that something this terrible could happen to them but it is always a possibility. Students should think about the best scenario to escape in a dangerous situation. It is best to keep calm and get as far away from the danger as possible.

Thinking about campus shootings is never pleasant. Students should not have to feel fear when learning. Sadly we do not live in a perfect world, and bad things do happen. Here is a link on campus safety for A&M University-Texarkana. https://www.tamut.edu/About/Administration/University-Police/Campus%20Safety%20Reports.html