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Parents of students at the University of California at Berkeley have been forced to turn to private security to protect their children on campus.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact is if they\u2019re not going to act, despite repeated pleas from parents and students to take more substantial action, then we\u2019re going to act,\u201d one parent, Sagar Jethani, said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to do what needs to be done to keep our family safe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jethani claimed that parents are taking action to show the school they are not going to wait until they take action.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to, frankly, turn up the heat with the administration,\u201d Jethani continued. \u201cWe want to show that we\u2019re not content to just wait forever to have these safety ambassadors deployed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Parents with the group Safe Bears announced their intentions on the group\u2019s\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are 1,300+ Cal parents and community allies working to improve safety for UC Berkeley students through strategic planning, advocacy, and outreach to campus administration, student organizations, local law enforcement, city government, and safety experts at universities across the country. SafeBears is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization,\u201d the group said.<\/p>\n Safe Bears reports a 20 percent increase in local robberies, trespassers gaining access to residence halls, threats, and violence at Berkeley.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n