implemented in jsfiddle on sample table. Didn't realize issue with how table is actually rendered.
removed irrelevant jQuery
implemented filtering of students in Users/Students tab
corrected change of postgresql database config
Merge branch 'user-search' of https://github.com/munrocape/Markus into user-search
Merge pull request #1382 from munrocape/user-search

Implemented filtering in the Users/Students tab.