Mount Royal University False Alarm: Safety Review

0:00Mt. Royal University locked down campus Monday afternoon after a report of someone with a knife turned out to be a false alarm from a food service worker. Police showed up around 4 p.m. leading to a shelter-in-place order that lasted over an hour, but no one got hurt. The school pushed out alerts through emails, social media, and their MRU now app at 411, 440, and 511 p.m. They aimed to hit everyone, but some folks missed the messages entirely. Students fired back hard online, slamming the university for relying too much on email and not blasting louder warnings like over the PA system, or phone alerts. Many felt it was a huge safety gap, especially if things had gone south. Turns out, smartphone features on Android and iOS can put apps to sleep to save space, blocking notifications unless you tweak the settings. MRU is now telling everyone to check their app permissions and storage to keep alerts coming through. Chief Safety Officer Will Fawson thanked those who sheltered in place and noted supports are ready for anyone rattled by the cops swarming campus.

1:05The school's reviewing how they handle these fast-moving scares to tie in things of next time. Calgary News Today, powered by AI bringing you what matters.