Shelton State

Clery Timely Warning Notices and Emergency Notifications (SSCC Alert!) — 2025 ASR

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Shelton State Community College documents Clery Crime Alerts and life-threatening emergency notifications via SSCC Alert! in its 2025 ASR, with Chief of Police decision authority for Crime Alerts and designated personnel for urgent emergency notifications.

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Institution

Shelton State Community College

Community College · AL

~4,500 studentsSSCC Alert!

In the policy’s own words

What the policy says

Chief of Police Crime Alert decisionverbatim

The decision to issue a Crime Alert is made by the Chief of Police or his designee, at times after consulting with The President. The Crime Alert may be issued by any of the Public Information Officers.

Names Chief of Police and PIOs for Crime Alerts.

SSCC 2025 ASR Crime Alert decision authority

As soon as pertinent information availableverbatim

The Clery Act does not define timely. However, the warning should be issued as soon as pertinent information is available because the intent of a Clery timely warning is to alert the campus community of a criminal event and any continuing threats that are believed to exist.

As-soon-as-pertinent-information timing standard.

SSCC 2025 ASR Crime Alert timing

SSCC Alert life-threatening emergency useverbatim

If a potentially life-threatening emergency exists that necessitates an urgent notification to the campus community, such as a tornado warning or active shooter, the Institution’s SSCC Alert! Emergency Notification System will be used. This message will be promulgated through text messages and emails.

Names SSCC Alert! for life-threatening emergencies with text and email.

SSCC 2025 ASR Emergency Notifications

At a glance

How this policy works

When it activates: Crime Alerts for Clery crimes reported to CSAs or police on Clery geography believed to pose continuing threat, case by case. Emergency notifications for potentially life-threatening emergencies such as tornado warning or active shooter.
Who decides: Chief of Police or designee decides Crime Alert issuance, at times after consulting the President; Crime Alerts may be issued by Public Information Officers. Emergency notifications sent by designated personnel when deemed appropriate.
Timeliness standard: Crime Alerts as soon as pertinent information is available. Emergency alerts as quickly as possible; ASR notes possible multi-minute delay while facts are gathered.
Emergency notification vs. timely warning: ASR separates Clery Timely Warning Notices (Crime Alerts) from Emergency Notifications for life-threatening events, both using SSCC Alert! among other channels.
Testing cadence: Not specified as a fixed cadence in the notification sections reviewed.
Scope & limits: Crime Alerts may be isolated to certain campus areas; subscriber preferences control how individuals receive SSCC Alert! messages; law-enforcement compromise can limit content.

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Analysis

Reading the policy

Shelton State Community College, a multi-campus Alabama Community College System institution with Martin and C.A. Fredd campuses, publishes a clear two-track notification framework in its 2025 Annual Security Report. Clery Timely Warning Notices (Crime Alerts) address reported serious crimes that may be repeated so community members can protect themselves or property. The Chief of Police or designee decides issuance, at times after consulting the President, and Public Information Officers may issue the Alert. Distribution can use SSCC Alert!, official email, advisory posters, and social media, and may be limited to certain campus areas when campus-wide threat is negligible. Emergency Notifications for potentially life-threatening emergencies such as tornado warning or active shooter use SSCC Alert! via text and email, with Facebook and Twitter integration. Designated personnel send emergency notifications when deemed appropriate. The ASR notes that several minutes can elapse while facts are gathered before an alert is issued, and that follow-up alerts may include continue-shelter or all-clear directives. For active shooter, the ASR explicitly says not to wait on an alert.

Takeaways

Key findings

Chief of Police decides Clery Crime Alerts; PIOs may issue them.

SSCC Alert! handles life-threatening emergency notifications via text and email with social integration.

Crime Alerts can be limited to certain campus areas when full-campus threat is negligible.

Policy, meet practice

When this system actually fired

1 documented time Shelton State’s alert system was used, from the case archive.

Provenance

Sources

Official
Shelton State 2025 Annual Security Report PDF
sheltonstate.edu
archived copy