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| Student inmate speaks to BCC trustees |
| By gbtribune.com- Susan Thacker Reporter |
| Published: 09/29/2016 |
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Barton Community College student Desmund Cantu spoke to college trustees this week, joining the meeting from Ellsworth Correctional Facility thanks to video conference software. Cantu, 23, quit school after his junior year, and was convicted of burglary, assault and battery in Reno County in 2013. According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, he is working at a job in the correctional facility and still has at least two more years before he will be released. By that time, Cantu will have a Kansas High School Diploma and marketable skills such as welding, thanks to programs offered by Barton at the correctional facility Cantu praised the Barton instructors for helping inmates further themselves. “I can tell they really care by the way they interact with us,” he said. Next Tuesday, Barton staff will travel to the correctional facility for a Celebration of Learning, recognizing Cantu and other students who have completed educational programs, including vocational certificates. Approximately 500 people are expected to attend. Canatu’s attendance at the BCC Board of Trustees meeting was part of the annual staff report on how well the college is meeting goals in the area of teaching essential skills. Read More. |
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