5 black colleges locked down after credible threats

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At least five historically Black colleges locked down campuses, canceled classes or ordered students to shelter in place after receiving “credible threats” of violence on Thursday. Many of the precautionary measures are no longer in place.

Alabama State University, Clark Atlanta College, Hampton University, Southern University and Virginia State University were among those impacted.

Southern University and Virginia State University have since lifted their lockdowns. Alabama State University has as well, but is still asking students to shelter in place.

The schools have not provided details of the threats, but all said they were working with local law enforcement.

Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida, also canceled classes as a precaution, although the school says it has not received a direct threat. Out of precaution and because of its proximity to Clark, Spelman College in Atlanta also ordered its staff and students to shelter in place and avoid the neighboring campus across the street. The order has since been lifted.