They were immediately told to gather in the cafeteria and then led out of the building. Most of the students, though, never made it in the door. They were stopped outside and directed by staff to an off-site gathering area.

This is not a laughing matter. It's serious and we follow up on it very hard. Even when there turns out to be no threat, it is an inconvenience for obviously everybody. As a result, we are pursuing legal action.

The staff went through the appropriate protocol, which we just happened to have reviewed with the high school staff this fall. Each school has its own protocol and plan for handling different emergency situations as efficiently and as safely as possible.

It's unfortunate that before we even arrived at the meeting place yesterday, the students who called for the meeting had announced another public protest. It felt like they were more interested in getting publicity for themselves than they were in hearing if any real progress could be made or an agreement could be established.

It's one thing to demonstrate on campus with students and faculty and quite another when it comes to disrupting medical facilities.

Twenty-five percent of our applicants are pursuing an associate's in nursing. The program is selective and students have to go through a lot to get accepted.