{"id":5264,"date":"2025-09-12T07:12:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T07:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/?p=5264"},"modified":"2025-09-12T07:12:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T07:12:34","slug":"hbcus-temporarily-lock-down-after-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/hbcus-temporarily-lock-down-after-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"HBCUs Temporarily Lock Down After Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Key Points:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) issued lockdowns and canceled classes Thursday after receiving threats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FBI later said the threats were hoax calls, with no credible danger found.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lawmakers and civil rights leaders condemned the threats as part of a troubling rise in extremist intimidation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Campuses Respond to Reported Threats<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several Historically Black <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/ged\/colleges-that-accept-the-ged-credential\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colleges and Universities<\/a> (HBCUs) across the United States were forced into lockdown Thursday after receiving reports of potential threats. Alabama State University, Hampton University, Virginia State University, Southern University and A&amp;M College, Bethune-Cookman University, and Clark Atlanta University were among those that suspended classes, restricted campus movement, or ordered students to shelter in place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The schools issued emergency alerts, urging students and faculty to remain indoors while law enforcement investigated. At Hampton University in Virginia, nonessential activities, including athletic events, were canceled through Friday. Virginia State University told students on Facebook that its lockdown was enacted \u201cout of an abundance of caution.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Southern University in <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/ged\/louisiana-ged-requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louisiana<\/a> extended its cancellations, suspending classes and activities through the weekend. Bethune-Cookman University in Florida and Clark Atlanta University in Georgia also imposed restrictions, while nearby Spelman College enacted precautionary shelter-in-place measures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No injuries were reported, and most campuses began lifting restrictions later in the day. Still, some universities asked students to remain cautious, with <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/ged\/ged-in-alabama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama State<\/a> advising continued shelter-in-place orders even after an \u201call clear\u201d from police.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>FBI Investigation and National Reaction<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FBI confirmed Thursday that the threats appeared to be hoax calls, adding that it had no evidence of a credible threat but was continuing to investigate. The agency said such calls are taken seriously because they put \u201cinnocent people at risk.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The threats recalled a February 2022 wave of simultaneous bomb threats targeting more than a dozen HBCUs. Federal intelligence agencies have repeatedly warned of the dangers posed by extremist and domestic hate groups, often directing threats toward Black institutions and communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lawmakers and civil rights leaders swiftly condemned Thursday\u2019s events. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the threats \u201cdespicable\u201d and evidence that hateful extremism is \u201cout of control.\u201d The Congressional Black Caucus urged the Justice Department and FBI to act quickly, stressing that Black students should not face fear simply for pursuing <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/ged\/major-differences-between-a-ged-and-a-high-school-diploma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">high school education<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton also weighed in, calling for an end to violence and threats against HBCUs, particularly amid heightened tensions following other recent campus incidents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The string of threats caused disruption beyond HBCUs, with the U.S. Naval Academy and UMass Boston also briefly locking down in response to unrelated alerts. Stockton University in <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/ged\/ged-in-new-jersey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Jersey<\/a> issued a shelter-in-place order after an off-campus shooting, further underscoring heightened anxiety on college campuses nationwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While authorities ultimately determined that Thursday\u2019s threats lacked credibility, the incidents left many students shaken. As Hampton University sophomore Kennedy Kyser recalled, her class was thrown into confusion when news of the threat spread. \u201cWe went downstairs to a lobby full of distressed students,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For many HBCUs, the day served as a sobering reminder of their continued vulnerability to threats, both real and false, and the urgent need for strong campus security and federal protection measures.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points: Multiple Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) issued lockdowns and canceled classes Thursday after receiving threats. The FBI later said the threats were hoax calls, with no credible danger found. Lawmakers and civil rights leaders condemned the threats as part of a troubling rise in extremist intimidation. 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