How soon is too soon for campus shooter alerts?
After the university sent an alert based on an unverified report of a shooter, students understandably freaked out. Did Villanova jump the gun or follow best practices?
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Twenty minutes after Villanova University sent out a campus active shooter alert last Monday, the school sent another update saying there was no threat. Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Anna Orso explains why students, parents, and campus security experts are divided on whether Villanova jumped the gun.
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