{
  "id": "2025-06-18-brazosport-college-it-systems-outage-restored",
  "slug": "brazosport-college-it-systems-outage-restored-2025-06-18",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Brazosport College",
    "shortName": "Brazosport",
    "state": "TX",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "BC Alert System",
    "enrollment": 4000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-06-18",
    "type": "infrastructure-failure",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Brazosport IT systems outage then restored (June 18, 2025)",
    "headlinePublic": "Brazosport IT systems outage then restored (June 18, 2025)",
    "summary": "Brazosport College [posted BC Alert IT systems messaging](https://www.brazosport.edu/bcalert/2025/it-systems-restored.php) authorizing skeleton crews during an IT recovery window, then confirming all college systems restored on June 18, 2025.",
    "outcome": "College remained open with optional skeleton crews; evening classes continued; systems restored same day."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2025-06-18",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Our IT department is actively working to restore data systems. At this time, there is no estimated timeline for full recovery. The college remains open; however, departments are authorized to operate with skeleton crews, and supervisors may choose to send staff home. Evening classes will continue as scheduled, though technology access may be limited. We appreciate your patience as we work to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.brazosport.edu/bcalert/2025/it-systems-restored.php",
      "sourceDescription": "BC Alert archive IT systems page (outage operations guidance)",
      "characterCount": 437,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official BC Alert archive page body."
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestampApprox": "2025-06-18",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "All college systems have been restored. If you continue to experience any issues, please contact the IT HelpDesk at 979-230-3266 or email helpdesk@brazosport.edu. Support is available until 6 p.m. today.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.brazosport.edu/bcalert/2025/it-systems-restored.php",
      "sourceDescription": "BC Alert archive: IT Systems Restored",
      "characterCount": 203,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official BC Alert archive listing/page restore text."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "context": "CC residual (wider b150). Official Brazosport College BC Alert archive IT systems outage/restore page.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "IT recovery day with skeleton-crew authority and confirmed restore text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "IT Systems Restored",
      "url": "https://www.brazosport.edu/bcalert/2025/it-systems-restored.php",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "community-college",
    "texas",
    "infrastructure-failure",
    "it-outage",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}