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It’s Happening Again – Howard University Receives 2 Bomb Threats In A Week – Students Not Feeling Safe
As Howard University stu- dents returned to campus on last Monday for the start of the fall semester, the univer- sity received two bomb threats just months after the school and other historically Black colleges and universi- ties had to lock down or post- pone classes because of similar threats.
On Tuesday night, another residence hall, Cook Hall, was cleared due to a bomb threat
received by phone.
Early Friday morning, two
on-campus residence halls that can house over 1,800 stu- dents, East and West Towers, were evacuated following an anonymous bomb threat at the Washington, DC, school. Students could be seen gath- ered in various locations near and around campus in their pajamas as they waited for an all-clear to return to their dorms.
On Friday, police and uni- versity officials conducted a sweep of the dorms with K-9 units. Preliminary informa- tion suggests that investiga- tors have leads on the location of the originating call. Howard University said they’ve been in contact with federal officials assigned to the investigation of similar threats made against HBCUs.
According to a letter sent by Howard University presi- dent Wayne A. I. Freder- ick to students and staff on Friday, the most recent threat marks the eighth bomb threat of the year at the school, which he referred to as “an- other terroristic act.”
At least 57 HBCUs across the country received bomb threats via phone calls, e- mails, instant messages and anonymous online posts since January, according to the Federal Bureau of Investi- gation. More than a dozen had to lock down or postpone classes on the first day of Black History Month after at least 18 HBCUs receiv- ed bomb threats.
Since the start of the in- vestigation six months ago, no arrests have been made, and HBCU students and school leaders say they’re frustrated at the lack of progress.
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