LSSC

Timely Warning (Administrative Procedure PRO 7-14)

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Lake-Sumter State College publishes a two-page Timely Warning administrative procedure (PRO 7-14) that triggers warnings for Clery Act crimes representing an ongoing threat and routes issuance through designated Strategic Communications and Campus Safety roles via LSSC Alert.

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Institution

Lake-Sumter State College

Community College · FL

~5,000 studentsLSSC Alert

In the policy’s own words

What the policy says

Ongoing-threat triggerverbatim

A timely warning is triggered by crime that has already occurred but represents an on-going threat. A timely warning should be issued for any Clery Act crime reported to campus security or a local law enforcement agency if it occurred within the Clery Act geography of any Lake-Sumter State College location.

Defines post-crime ongoing-threat trigger and Clery geography scope.

LSSC PRO 7-14 Timely Warning, section IV.a

As soon as pertinent information availableverbatim

A timely warning should be made as soon as all pertinent information is available.

States the as-soon-as-pertinent-information timing standard.

LSSC PRO 7-14 Timely Warning, section IV.b

Designated LSSC Alert issuersverbatim

The Executive Director of Strategic Communications, the Executive Director of Campus Safety, the Campus Safety Manager, or the Campus Safety Staff Assistant are designated to issue a timely warning notice via LSSC Alert.

Names four designated issuer roles for LSSC Alert timely warnings.

LSSC PRO 7-14 Timely Warning, section IV.c

At a glance

How this policy works

When it activates: A timely warning is triggered by a Clery Act crime that has already occurred but represents an on-going threat, reported to campus security or local law enforcement within Clery Act geography of any LSSC location.
Who decides: Most instances released by the Executive Director, Campus Safety (Clery Compliance Officer) after consultation with the Vice President for Facilities Planning and Operations; designated Strategic Communications and Campus Safety roles issue via LSSC Alert.
Timeliness standard: A timely warning should be made as soon as all pertinent information is available.
Emergency notification vs. timely warning: PRO 7-14 implements Clery timely-warning obligations as a dedicated administrative procedure paired with PRO 7-13 emergency notifications, both using LSSC Alert.
Testing cadence: Not specified in PRO 7-14.
Scope & limits: Applies to Clery Act crimes within LSSC Clery geography; content may be limited if full disclosure would compromise law enforcement efforts.

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Analysis

Reading the policy

Companion to PRO 7-13, LSSC PRO 7-14 is a standalone timely-warning SOP updated January 8, 2024. It frames timely warnings as post-crime notices for ongoing threats within Clery geography at any LSSC location and names the Executive Director of Strategic Communications, Executive Director of Campus Safety, Campus Safety Manager, or Campus Safety Staff Assistant as designated issuers via LSSC Alert. See the source document: Timely Warning (Administrative Procedure PRO 7-14). The procedure allows the Emergency Management Group to convene in full or in part depending on incident nature, continuing danger, and law-enforcement compromise risk, then requires content that promotes safety and crime prevention, with optional updates if more information becomes available.

Takeaways

Key findings

Standalone timely-warning SOP separate from emergency-notification procedure.

Four named roles may issue timely warnings via LSSC Alert.

Timing standard is as soon as all pertinent information is available.

Policy, meet practice

When this system actually fired

2 documented times LSSC’s alert system was used, from the case archive.

Provenance

Sources

Official
LSSC PRO 7-14 Timely Warning PDF
lssc.edu
archived copy