Overview

• Alabama State, Virginia State, Hampton, Southern, Clark Atlanta and Bethune-Cookman reported threats, and Spelman ordered shelter in place as a precaution.
• Campus, local, state and federal agencies, including the FBI, are investigating, with some schools describing a “terroristic threat” and conducting building sweeps.
• By late Thursday, Southern and Virginia State lifted lockdowns, Alabama State received an all-clear but kept residents sheltering, and several campuses extended cancellations into Friday or through the weekend.
• Officials have not detailed the nature of the threats; the FBI said it is aware of hoax threat calls and has not indicated a credible threat publicly.
• No link has been established to the prior day’s fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk in Utah, as lawmakers and civil rights leaders condemned the threats and called for swift action.