Georgia State gets sassy on Twitter amid Atlanta tornado watch, apologizes for offending students
Several metro Atlanta schools announced closings Wednesday due to the tornado watch, hail and severe thunderstorms in the area.
Georgia State University was not one of them.
Around 6 a.m. Wednesday, the school tweeted out that its campus would remain open.
As expected, students weren’t thrilled and didn’t hesitate to voice their frustrations.
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Whoever is behind Georgia State’s Twitter account didn’t hold back either, and responded to students’ tweets with enough sass to offend at least a few and later, warrant an apology.
Here’s a look at some of the cheeky clap-backs from Georgia State’s Twitter account today:
@buckydarnes Hope you have an umbrella.
— Georgia State U. (@GeorgiaStateU) April 5, 2017
@kazzbrown_ @buckydarnes IDK if you know this, but I don't decide to cancel classes... I just respond to your tweets. #sorry pic.twitter.com/7xuYrlUEaw
— Georgia State U. (@GeorgiaStateU) April 5, 2017
@CluuFR pic.twitter.com/HAN7Pr5Ih2
— Georgia State U. (@GeorgiaStateU) April 5, 2017
@pay4what OK...
— Georgia State U. (@GeorgiaStateU) April 5, 2017
Some students found the tweets both entertaining and amusing.
@GeorgiaStateU I love the personality! Sometimes you gotta give the people that real talk! pic.twitter.com/eAf4f73Cs4
— Kyle Walcott (@KyWally) April 5, 2017
😂😂😂— 07' Britney (@Vainvisionary) April 5, 2017Yo I wanna know who's running the Georgia state twitter
Georgia State twitter funny. I wanna transfer now
— Quavo Ratatouille (@AsiaThaThug) April 5, 2017
But others were slightly displeased by the tweets, writing that the university’s messages were unprofessional and insensitive. One Twitter user even threatened to report them to the university’s leadership.
🖤 (@MaybeSarahRose) April 5, 2017@GeorgiaStateU @kazzbrown_ @buckydarnes Seriously? You represent the school's brand and messaging.
— Ms. Sarah Rose
@michaellongacre *Whoever* ...
— Georgia State U. (@GeorgiaStateU) April 5, 2017
😐— princesssss💋 (@prvncesscharmin) April 5, 2017I'm glad Georgia state taking the weather as a joke
After reading the tweets from Georgia State University I'm disgusted. You shouldn't joke about safety.
— moonlight.avenue (@khut101) April 5, 2017
Eventually, Georgia State issued an apology to anyone offended and redirected students to the school website for updates.
We got a little sassy today, and we are sorry if we offended anyone. All emergency notifications will be posted on https://t.co/NAkbMhnGLI.
— Georgia State U. (@GeorgiaStateU) April 5, 2017
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