I saw this article, “Could cell text alert have helped at VA Tech?” and thought it interesting that it wove together both topics we talked about in class the other day.

I do have to agree with schools like Penn State (which has issued about 20 emergency text alerts since last August, for things like power outages, snow storm warnings, and hazardous material spills) that texting college kids is THE best way to get warn of a crisis.

I think this is a good idea, but ONLY if texts sent from the school were only about legitimate, serious emergencies. What do you guys think?