K.U.'s Text Messaging System's failure

Monday was a great day for news.  However, it was also quite alarming.  It made me wonder how the University of Kansas could once again drop the ball when it comes to student safety.  K.U. first dropped the ball when at the last moment it warned students about traveling to Mexico for Spring Break while numerous other universities had warned their students weeks before. 

This time K.U. took a very serious threat and kept it a secret.  How dare the University not inform its students to be on high alert after K.U. Public Safety received numerous threats over the weekend that at the Student Senate debates students would be shot.  It is the students and faculty's right to know about threats just as much as K.U. police and administrators.  It doesn't mean the University has to cancel classes or ask professors to excuse students, but just inform the K.U. community to be on high alert.  The fact that K.U. did not use its text messaging system is disturbing.  K.U. explained it only uses the system if students need to take action in an imminent threat, giving the example of a shooter on campus.  First of all, how is this system effective if a shooter on campus has already killed people?  I understand K.U. does not want to send students and professors into a frenzy but it could be useless to have such a system if a shooter is on campus and already taking action.  Second, how does K.U. not consider this an imminent threat after it canceled a MAJOR event, placed metal detectors in the Kansas Union and then canceled the Student Senate debates all together?  If it wasn't an imminent threat why did K.U. go so far?  I think a solution to this is simple.  When K.U. has security and safety concerns it should alert students and faculty using the system explaining that campus is still open and classes will still be in session but to be on high alert and conscious of your surroundings because of safety or security concerns.