IHEs Waste No Time Putting Emergency Alert Systems To Use

Fearing a Virginia Tech-style shooting, colleges and universities haven't been shy in recent days about broadcasting warnings and launching their new emergency action plans. The air-raid-style sirens, text-messages, mass e-mail and lockdown plans are signs of a new reality since a student gunman's rampage left 32 dead at Virginia Tech in April. For students, staff and faculty, however, that does not translate into complete peace of mind. Read more at:
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