Three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have gone into lockdown after “terroristic threats” were directed at the campus, according to local reports.
Alabama State University, Hampton University and Virginia State University locked down the morning of Thursday, Sept. 11, after unspecified threats were made against all three campuses.
Virginia State shared an “urgent alert” at 8:30 a.m. ET, declaring the campus closed and advising students, faculty, and staff to check their emails. In a statement to local 8News, a school representative said the closure was “due to a potential threat” and that students who are on campus should remain indoors.
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This is deeply worrying — even if the threats turn out to be hoaxes, the disruption and fear they cause in HBCU communities is very real.