{"id":281,"date":"2025-09-23T00:09:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T00:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/in-the-media\/?p=281"},"modified":"2025-10-06T00:11:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T00:11:20","slug":"utc-to-implement-new-alert-system-after-active-shooting-hoax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/in-the-media\/2025\/09\/23\/utc-to-implement-new-alert-system-after-active-shooting-hoax\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC to implement new alert system after active shooting hoax"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UTC is upgrading its campus emergency communications after a recent active-shooter hoax. <a href=\"https:\/\/newschannel9.com\/newsletter-daily\/utc-to-implement-new-alert-system-after-active-shooting-hoax?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WTVC<\/a> The new alert system will \u201ctake over\u201d campus screens, websites, social media, and broadcasting platforms\u2014beyond just texts and emails\u2014to deliver quicker and broader notifications. <a href=\"https:\/\/newschannel9.com\/newsletter-daily\/utc-to-implement-new-alert-system-after-active-shooting-hoax?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WTVC<\/a> The hoax, attributed to a group called \u201cPurgatory,\u201d triggered the changes as UTC seeks stronger, multi-channel threat response capabilities. &gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/newschannel9.com\/news\/local\/utc-to-implement-new-alert-system-after-active-shooting-hoax\">Watch<\/a>&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UTC is upgrading its campus emergency communications after a recent active-shooter hoax. WTVC The new alert system will \u201ctake over\u201d campus screens, websites, social media, and broadcasting platforms\u2014beyond just texts and emails\u2014to deliver quicker and broader notifications. 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