FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Better lighting, door alarms, closed-circuit campus monitoring and a safety clearinghouse for colleges were among the recommendations of a campus safety task force, led by a woman whose son died in a dormitory fire in Kentucky nearly a decade ago.The 15 members of the task force have spent eight months meeting and holding public hearings before issuing its 24-page report, the state Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet announced Friday.
Gail Minger, who son, Michael, died in a dormitory fire at Murray State University in 1998, headed the panel, which also included representatives of campus security, fire safety, colleges, universities, parents and students.
"We had the opportunity to look at the areas of concern that have emerged the past several years," Minger said in a statement from the cabinet. "The most important recommendation may be the formation of the proposed Center for Campus Safety. It would serve as a clearinghouse for information, to help with best practices and to assist all universities." ...
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