Weatherford
Timely Warnings and Coyote Alert Emergency Notification - Annual Security Report
Weatherford College documents Clery timely warnings and the SchoolCast-managed Coyote Alert system with blast email, building postings, and Alertus desktop/computer channels.
Read the official policyInstitution
Weatherford College
Community College · TX
~6,000 studentsCoyote Alert
In the policy’s own words
What the policy says
Blast email and building posting TW methodsverbatim
Timely Warnings will be distributed to the Weatherford College community via blast email to all employees and students' assigned email accounts and/or physical postings at the entrance and exits of campus buildings.
- Primary TW via blast email and building entrance/exit postings.
Coyote Alert / SchoolCast definitionverbatim
Coyote Alert is our emergency notification system managed by SchoolCast.
- Named Coyote Alert / SchoolCast emergency notification brand.
Coyote Alert and Alertus optional TW channelsverbatim
Timely warnings may also be issued using some or all of the following methods of communication: text messages, phone calls or emails sent through the Weatherford College Coyote Alert system (School Cast System) and/or to computers campus wide through the Alertus systems.
- SchoolCast SMS/phone/email plus Alertus computer channels.
At a glance
How this policy works
- When it activates
- Timely warning: Clery crimes within Clery geography constituting serious or continuing threat in college judgment. Coyote Alert for school closings and Weatherford College emergencies.
- Who decides
- Need for Timely Warning determined by Weatherford College Police Department consultation with President's Office and other informed departments. WCPD drafts and publishes timely warnings.
- Timeliness standard
- Timely Warnings as soon as pertinent information is available. Physical postings remain two weeks when used.
- Emergency notification vs. timely warning
- ASR Timely Warnings and Coyote Alert sections implementing Clery timely warning and HEOA emergency notification capacity via SchoolCast and Alertus.
- Testing cadence
- Not specified as a fixed cadence in the Timely Warnings / Coyote Alert ASR sections reviewed; SchoolCast login email sent after second week of each semester.
- Scope & limits
- No TW required for crimes reported only to pastoral or professional counselors. Sexual assault and some assault/robbery subtypes assessed case-by-case for ongoing community threat and report lag.
ChannelsEmailSmsPhone CallDesktop Popup
Analysis
Reading the policy
Weatherford College (Weatherford/Wise County, TX) publishes Timely Warnings and Coyote Alert procedures in its 2025 Annual Security Report. Campus-wide timely warnings issue for Clery crimes within Clery geography that the college judges a serious or continuing threat. Need is determined by Weatherford College Police Department consultation with the President's Office and other departments with incident information. Warnings issue as soon as pertinent information is available, withholding victim names, via blast email to all employee and student accounts and/or physical postings at building entrances and exits for two weeks. Optional channels include Coyote Alert (SchoolCast) text/phone/email and Alertus campus-wide computer notifications.
Coyote Alert is the emergency notification system managed by SchoolCast; employees and students receive SchoolCast login info via school email after the second week of each semester and must update contact information for closings and emergencies. Police Department drafts and publishes timely warnings and updates electronic communications as new information develops. Complements Texas community-college coverage with Austin Community College ACC Emergency Alert.
Takeaways
Key findings
Coyote Alert / SchoolCast is the branded emergency notification system.
TW primary path is blast email and two-week building postings; Coyote Alert and Alertus optional.
Police + President Office consultation determines TW need.
Policy, meet practice
When this system actually fired
5 documented times Weatherford’s alert system was used, from the case archive.
Provenance
Sources
- Official
- Official Policy
Tags
texascommunity-collegeclery-asrcoyote-alertschoolcastwider-reach
Added 2026-07-27Updated 2026-07-27Via ingestion