As you are aware, our campus was on lockdown this morning in response to a possible active shooter at Central Catholic High School near Pitt’s campus. As the email from Vice Chancellor for Public Safety and Emergency Management Ted Fritz explained, we now know that this was a malicious hoax.
While we are grateful that this was a false alarm, this still may have been a stressful and upsetting incident, especially considering the recent tragic school shooting in Tennessee. In addition, some folks in our community may have previously experienced traumatic incidents at other institutions or schools