<p>Twenty minutes after Villanova University sent out a campus active shooter alert last Monday, the school sent another update saying there was no threat. Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Anna Orso explains why students, parents, and campus security experts are <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/news/active-shooter-alert-response-time-colleges-villanova-temple-penn-jefferson-20190905.html">divided</a> on whether Villanova jumped the gun.</p>

Twenty minutes after Villanova University sent out a campus active shooter alert last Monday, the school sent another update saying there was no threat. Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Anna Orso explains why students, parents, and campus security experts are divided on whether Villanova jumped the gun.

<p>Twenty minutes after Villanova University sent out a campus active shooter alert last Monday, the school sent another update saying there was no threat. Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Anna Orso explains why students, parents, and campus security experts are <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/news/active-shooter-alert-response-time-colleges-villanova-temple-penn-jefferson-20190905.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">divided</a> on whether Villanova jumped the gun.</p>

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