On 14 August the Governors suspended seven of the Complementary Studies staff aligned with the students. A week later, students' parents formed their own committee to pressurize the SCC. Their leader Mr Colin Ferguson said "The students have been baulked at every step. They have behaved in an extremely democratic and constitutional way". The next day the Governors closed the building, but the students stayed in. The Governors installed security guards who having talked to the students, sided with them. One of the guards, James Teelan, said "We have just about had enough. The students are law-abiding citizens and are doing no harm … Our sympathies are now wholly with the students. They are causing no trouble … From what I can gather, the firm's idea was to build up the force of security men gradually and without the students suspecting, so that they could be ousted. I could not bring myself to be part of it". Councillor Tony Heath also sided with the students. Hampshire County Council, having withdrawn a £9-a-week grant from a student, Sally Williams, at the request of SCC, realized this might be illegal and restituted it. Fifty parents asked the Governors not to victimise students or staff. The Governors brought an injunction against the security guards and cut off the electricity to the College. The students hired a generator and remained on the premises.