CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois University is touting its new emergency public-address system that officials say will quickly alert students of potential dangers on the school’s Carbondale campus.
WSIL-TV (https://bit.ly/1m75MNT ) reports the outdoor system will notify students of natural disasters such as tornadoes or other threats including an on-campus gunman.
The university’s facilities overseer, Brad Dillard, says the system is capable of distributing any of 13 pre-recorded alerts as well as live messages as situations warrant.
The university already had a system of mass text messages and email alerts to students, although administrators say the public-address method will allow for faster warnings.
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Information from: WSIL-TV, https://www.wsiltv.com
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