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signs of abuse. The counselors look out for significant changes of behavior from the students, offer counseling to students with a history of violence and also serve as guides for colleges to prevent students who are mentally unstable from attending those institutions.

Cabrini as a whole has their own specific policy regarding future students at the school.

Charles Spencer, director of admissions at Cabrini, explained the process of how transfer students and prospective new students to Cabrini are accepted. He said, “Transfer students need to be recommended by their former college’s dean, adviser or president. All colleges I know don’t have a big check and balance. It takes too much time and money. However, I feel that we shouldn’t do it. Guidance counselors will volunteer their input making up for not having a background check.”

In order to keep schools safe, Cabrini and Norristown have implemented emergency plans. Spencer said, “I think that schools have learned a lot from tragedies like Virginia Tech. There are better systems set up.”

When asked about whether or not Doyle thought society was becoming too violent, he said, “Becoming is the wrong word. We are and have been too violent for much of our species’ existence.”