Night classes have helped many pupils to easily progress their programs by covering more classes within the semester. It is also excellent for students who need to make money during their college years to sustain. Night classes often include different dangers, like personal protection.
Darkness helps many criminals to carry out criminal acts as robbery, physical and sexual abuse, or even kidnapping. Taking night classes easily says your schedule by how often you most likely to go home alone. Here is what you need to know about your protection:
Never Walk Alone
Whether you’re going to a university or community college, there’s always a chance of assaults, violations, and robberies especially if you are alone. If you take evening classes, you need to be more social than normal. Go home or take the nearest bus stop along with your classmates. Due to the fear of being overpowered, most attackers never approach a large group of people.
If you walk to your U of M residence, you can also rely on the campus escort program so that you do not need to walk alone, particularly when your classmates have other plans or do not follow the same route.
Always Be Attentive
Always be attentive to the surroundings when going out of your night classes alone or in a group. You can go to the closest safety officer or patrol car when you see some person’s figures lurking in the shadows, an unfamiliar person walking close or trailing you, or something else that incites your intuition. You may forget about your personal protection when you wrap up in text or listen to music on your earphones.
Stick To Lighted Paths
You should take a longer and securer route rather than hurry back to York University Housing along a shorter route, dimly-lit, and less secure route. The aim of most criminals to stay fully hidden and to walk along lit roads, preferably on light traffic roads, makes it difficult for criminals to leap at the risk of being detected.
Use Security Apps and Programs
Today, many campuses have acknowledged the tremendous danger faced by their night classes’ students. You may download security applications that it easier to contact security authorities in case of trouble. Safety systems like the escort system where you can call anyone to return to your flat also help to escape personal security threats.
