Alerts campus to a confirmed significant emergency or dangerous situation involving an immediate threat to health or safety on campus.

In any event sirens sound:

• Go inside or take cover immediately
• Close windows and doors
• Stay until further notice

The university communicates an emergency warning by:

• Siren
• Text
• Updating www.tarleton.edu/texanalert and the www.tarleton.edu homepage
• Notices to the @TarletonState social media channels
• Campus-wide email
• SafeZone app push notification
• News releases to campus and local media

Situations in which the sirens would sound include:

• An armed and dangerous person on or near campus
• A major chemical spill or hazard
• A tornado warning for Stephenville, Fort Worth or Waco
• A different emergency, as determined by Campus Police

When the sirens sound – including during a test – the university also sends a text message to all registered users.

Notifies the campus community of any Clery Act crime as soon as the information is available so people can protect themselves and/or their property from similar crimes. Intended to inform people to be cautious, not to take immediate action.

The university communicates a crime alert by:

• Updating www.tarleton.edu/texanalert and the www.tarleton.edu homepage
• Campus-wide email
• SafeZone app push notification
• Crime Alert notifications will only be sent via text message if they are labeled “urgent”

A crime alert will be issued only if Campus Police determine:

• There is a continuing danger to the campus community AND
• Issuing the crime alert will not compromise law enforcement efforts to address the crime

Clery Act crimes include the following:

• Criminal homicide, including murder and manslaughter (negligent and non-negligent)
• Sex offenses (forcible and non-forcible)
• Dating violence
• Domestic violence
• Stalking
• Robbery
• Aggravated assault
• Burglary
• Motor vehicle theft
• Arson
• Hate crimes (including any of the above offenses, as well as any incidents of larceny/theft, simple assault, intimidation or destruction/damage/vandalism of property that were motivated by bias)

If Tarleton State and/or Stephenville Police believe that issuing a crime alert would compromise efforts to address the crime, the notification may be delayed until the potentially compromising situation has been addressed.

The university sends adverse conditions notifications when circumstances exist that do not represent an immediate threat to health or safety, yet action may enable people to protect themselves and/or their property. These situations include adverse weather events, such as snowstorms or hurricanes, major campus utility outages or other situations that would require a change in the university’s normal operating status.

The university communicates an adverse conditions alert by:

• Campus-wide email
• SafeZone app push notification
• Text message
• Updating www.tarleton.edu/texanalert and the www.tarleton.edu homepage
• Notices to the @TarletonState social media channels

Informs campus when a situation is not an emergency or does not pose an immediate threat to the campus community but is of significant interest to campus.

The university may communicate an informational message by:

• Updating www.tarleton.edu/texanalert and the www.tarleton.edu homepage
• Campus-wide email
• SafeZone app push notification

Examples of incidents that may require an informational message:

• A tornado watch or severe thunderstorm warning is issued by the National Weather Service
• An alleged assault occurring on or within close proximity to the campus that does not appear to pose a continuing threat
• A crime occurring off campus but due to its location may have an impact on student or employee security interests

Notification may be elevated to a higher alert status if additional information becomes available or conditions warrant.