Comments on: After the Severed Dog’s Head Things Got Weird

By: WE WERE NOT TOLD

WE WERE NOT TOLD — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:19:25 +0000

We were in the basement of Prep Hall (TRiO Department) on the day of the supposed lock down. Tywone has been a student worker here and we have had some “issues” with him. I can tell you that only Sheree Hukill was advised of any problems and she elected NOT to advise anyone in Upward Bound or SSS (the 2 departments that had “issues” with Tywone Parks) for fear that it would cause her some discomfort. she didn’t know what to do so, did nothing. She finally told us on Friday, after it came out in the paper. Several of the students involved are participants in our programs, in particular, the young ladies named are our participants. Sheree Hukill should be reprimanded and dismissed! We certainly do hope Dr. Rice is paying attention to SOME of ANY OF THIS STUFF. How much more before something terrible happens?

By: Tyson

Tyson — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:23:14 +0000

Thanks for the information.

By: Annonymous

Annonymous — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:09:18 +0000

He is a current student. He graduated with a degree in communications last May, but came back to school full time to work on another degree

By: Tyson

Tyson — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:19:50 +0000

I’m sure the administration appreciates your defense, something it has sorely lacked from sources other than the Progress and that which it pays for with our tax dollars.

A question remains as to Parks’ status. The Progress referenced “a student.” Parks’ Facebook account lists him as an alum.

This issue is key because, if he is not a current student, FERPA should not control.

That said, there are exceptions to everything, so I will be looking into the language of both HIPAA and PERPA as to exclusions. By way of example, I can tell you that as a process server, I have had nurses refuse to cooperate with me in my official duties because of HIPAA. They seem to think that HIPAA is absolute. I just tell them that I am an officer of the court with legitimate process to serve and that they should contact their legal counsel. I’m usually in within 5 minutes.

By: Annonymous

Annonymous — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:57:11 +0000

The incident that happened on campus was only a portion of the whole event. Our current administration has no control over the secrecy of the police reports, and cannot release information that has not been confirmed. Unfortunately, these reports may be kept secret due to the HIPAA laws, and may not be released until after a criminal trial is completed.

Last April, there was also an issue of how much information about the potential threat at Virginia Tech was released by the school. While there were warning signs, schools can’t report anything less than an urgent threat to anyone. This is because of another federal law (the Family Educational Rights And Privacy Act) that protects everything from mental health, down to grades and class attendance at school.

I can attest that certain organizations were asked to change their meeting times because this person was well known and involved on campus. This order was only given to a few groups though.

Although I am also upset with the little information that is being released, it is in no way the school’s fault. The actions committed by this individual can only be confirmed by Claremore Police.

The only thing that happened on the school was the fact that he MAY have been in class when they locked Prep Hall down. There may have been a concern about how he would react to police, rather than a threat to individuals at the school. I was under the impression that this person was apprehended while the lockdown took place, but at an off campus location. That’s why there was no immediate threat to people in the school and no additional lockdown. Without immediate threat no information can be released.

Those who were threatened in some way (either they were close to the individual, or felt physically threatened in some way) recieved the emergency protective orders. If there was a true hitlist, as contested by many people across campus, than more people would have to be notified, and I’m sure there would be additional protective orders against this person.

Also, there still is no threat to students because the person is now in custody. If you don’t believe me, call campus police or the Rogers County Jail.

By: RSU Student 1

RSU Student 1 — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:18:58 +0000

I for one can attest to the fact that no Emergency Notification System was enacted. I am registered in the system to recieve a phone message, a text message, AND an e-mail in the even of an emergency. I recieved none of this. I feel that if something so serious occured, that resulted in a lockdown, we should have been notified. Anything that causes a lockdown is an emergency! this was all handled completely wrong, and I cannot wait until Rice takes over. I think he’ll handle things a lot better than Wiley has.