FSU is collecting all student cell phone numbers to text message warnings

[Groenveld9]

<p>smart idea
although i believe there should be some paperwork involved to make sure that the school respects and keeps the students numbers a private matter, and only for emergencies…</p>

[keymom]

<p>My son forwarded an email to me that the University sent him with their emergency plans.
They have plans to use emails, voicemails, cell phones, megaphones and campus TV to broadcast an emergency.
THey also have a system to simultaneously lock all campus buildings electronicly from their campus safety department.
All dorms have someone at the front desk 24/7 who would lock down the dorms.
They have already had simulated emergency drills and plan to have another this summer.
Very scary for students right now.</p>

[parent2noles]

<p>Update - by Thursday, 20,000 students at FSU had signed up for this service.</p>

<p>FSU is also installing three $25,000 sirens, enough to alert the entire main campus.</p>

[warblersrule]

<p>

My son forwarded an email to me that the University sent him with their emergency plans.
They have plans to use emails, voicemails, cell phones, megaphones and campus TV to broadcast an emergency.
THey also have a system to simultaneously lock all campus buildings electronicly from their campus safety department.
All dorms have someone at the front desk 24/7 who would lock down the dorms.
They have already had simulated emergency drills and plan to have another this summer.

Heh. My school’s “response”:</p>

<p><a href=“http://media.www.dukechronicle.com/media/storage/paper884/news/2007/04/19/Editorial/Dukes.Response.To.Vatech.Tragedy.Lacking-2853092.shtml[/url]”>http://media.www.dukechronicle.com/media/storage/paper884/news/2007/04/19/Editorial/Dukes.Response.To.Vatech.Tragedy.Lacking-2853092.shtml&lt;/a&gt; :rolleyes: :eek:</p>