FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
STEPHENVILLE, Texas— Early this afternoon Tarleton State University issued an accidental Code Purple alert message regarding shots being fired. No shots were fired nor was there any other cause for alarm.
The university deeply regrets this error and any concerns it may have caused. The message was being prepared as part of a drill planned for this Sunday, Oct. 8. It was not intended to be sent.
The message went out on social media channels and the university app.
This Sunday Tarleton will be the site for a practice exercise involving Stephenville and Erath County first responders, as well as the University Police Department and the Department of Nursing.
Tarleton, celebrating 100 years as founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience marked by academicinnovation and exemplary service, and dedicated to transforming students into tomorrow’s professional leaders. As a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) with campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online, Tarleton engages with its communities to provide real-world learning experiences and to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, leadership, excellence and service.
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Contact: Cecilia Jacobs, News & Information Director
817-597-6040
cjacobs@tarleton.edu
