Over a dozen historically black colleges and universities received bomb threats on the first day of Black History Month.
Coppin State University, Howard University, Mississippi Valley State University, Morgan State University, Jackson State University, and others publicly confirmed that they had received threats on Tuesday, just a day after at least six institutions received similar threats.
Many of the threats seemed to be reported in the early morning, as the institutions placed their campuses into lockdowns and postponed classes for the day, several of which have since been lifted.
AT LEAST SIX HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES RECEIVE BOMB THREATS
Howard University announced on Twitter that it had received its second threat in two days, which was made at approximately 2:55 a.m. on Tuesday. By 7:30 a.m., the university had lifted its shelter-in-place directive, saying that the threat had been investigated by police.
?The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and the Howard University Department of Police have issued an ‘ALL CLEAR’ in the investigation of a bomb threat made this morning at approximately 2:55 a.m. The Shelter-In-Place directive has been lifted.
— Howard University (@HowardU) February 1, 2022
CAMPUS ALERT: Due to a bomb threat, access to campus will be closed as the University works with emergency personnel to assess the situation. Everyone on campus should shelter in place until further notice. All instruction will be remote and all employees should telework. pic.twitter.com/O9SXT4tWBt
— Morgan State University (@MorganStateU) February 1, 2022
(1 of 3) JSU Alert: Jackson State University received a bomb threat this morning at 4:15 a.m. The Jackson Police Department and JSU Department of Public Safety have swept the campus and found the threat unsubstantiated. An all-clear has been issued.
— Jackson State U. (@JacksonStateU) February 1, 2022
Morgan State University also confirmed on Twitter that its campus would be closed on Tuesday as emergency personnel investigated a bomb threat.
“Morgan is one of the most historical and consequential universities in the nation. Our history has been one where we have endured all kinds of challenges and disruptions, but we have always emerged stronger,” Morgan State University President David Wilson said in a statement. “I’m hopeful that these bomb threats to our National Treasure, and to many of our other sister HBCU institutions, will be aggressively investigated by the FBI.”
Jackson State University tweeted that its campus would remain open after finding a bomb threat “unsubstantiated,” but it said the school would have a “heightened presence of law enforcement as a precautionary measure.”
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None of the schools reported finding any bombs.
