{
  "id": "2026-07-27-palm-beach-state-college-gardens-campus-ac-closure",
  "slug": "palm-beach-state-college-gardens-campus-ac-closure-2026-07-27",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Palm Beach State College",
    "shortName": "PBSC",
    "state": "FL",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "@PBStateCollege",
    "enrollment": 40000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-07-27",
    "type": "infrastructure",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Air conditioning failure closes Gardens campus multi-day through week",
    "headlinePublic": "Air conditioning failure closes Gardens campus multi-day through week",
    "summary": "Palm Beach State College [closed the Palm Beach Gardens campus for an air conditioning system issue starting July 27, 2026](https://x.com/PBStateCollege/status/2081739661026656716), later [extending the closure through the week with reopen expected August 3](https://x.com/PBStateCollege/status/2082516538167279995).",
    "outcome": "Gardens campus closed multi-day; reopen expected Monday August 3, 2026; online courses continued."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "timestamp": "2026-07-27T09:53:06-04:00",
      "verbatimText": "CAMPUS UPDATE: The Palm Beach Gardens campus is closed Monday, July 27, 2026, due to an air conditioning system issue. Classes are not cancelled. All students should check with their instructors for further information.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/PBStateCollege/status/2081739661026656716",
      "sourceDescription": "@PBStateCollege",
      "annotations": [
        "SPN 523 at capture."
      ],
      "characterCount": 219
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "timestamp": "2026-07-27T17:04:06-04:00",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE: The Palm Beach Gardens campus will be closed on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, due to an air conditioning system issue. Online & live-online courses will continue as usual. Students should check Canvas and their student email for updates and next steps from their instructors.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/PBStateCollege/status/2081848125405196368",
      "sourceDescription": "@PBStateCollege",
      "annotations": [
        "SPN 523 at capture."
      ],
      "characterCount": 277
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "timestamp": "2026-07-29T07:47:06-04:00",
      "verbatimText": "CAMPUS UPDATE: The Palm Beach Gardens campus is closed Wed., July 29, 2026, due to an air conditioning issue. Students should check Canvas and their student email for updates.\n\nWe apologize for the confusion. We will keep you updated as repairs are made and campus is reopened.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/PBStateCollege/status/2082432725495975945",
      "sourceDescription": "@PBStateCollege",
      "annotations": [
        "SPN 523 at capture."
      ],
      "characterCount": 277
    },
    {
      "sequence": 4,
      "type": "update",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "timestamp": "2026-07-29T13:20:08-04:00",
      "verbatimText": "PALM BEACH GARDENS CAMPUS CLOSURE UPDATE: The Palm Beach Gardens campus will remain closed for the remainder of the week due to an ongoing issue with the air conditioning system. The campus is expected to reopen and resume regular operations on Monday, August 3, 2026.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/PBStateCollege/status/2082516538167279995",
      "sourceDescription": "@PBStateCollege",
      "annotations": [
        "SPN 523 at capture."
      ],
      "characterCount": 268
    }
  ],
  "context": "Palm Beach State College (Florida) posts campus operations updates on [@PBStateCollege](https://x.com/PBStateCollege). In late July 2026 the Palm Beach Gardens campus closed multi-day for HVAC failure.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Multi-day AC outage closed one campus while online courses continued.",
    "Messages directed students to Canvas and instructor email for class-level instructions."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@PBStateCollege Gardens AC seq1",
      "url": "https://x.com/PBStateCollege/status/2081739661026656716",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-02",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    },
    {
      "title": "@PBStateCollege Gardens AC seq2",
      "url": "https://x.com/PBStateCollege/status/2081848125405196368",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-02",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    },
    {
      "title": "@PBStateCollege Gardens AC seq3",
      "url": "https://x.com/PBStateCollege/status/2082432725495975945",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-02",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    },
    {
      "title": "@PBStateCollege Gardens AC seq4",
      "url": "https://x.com/PBStateCollege/status/2082516538167279995",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-02",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "community-college",
    "florida",
    "infrastructure",
    "hvac",
    "campus-closure"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-02",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-02",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}