Emergency alert lifted at Morris Brown College as police investigate threats toward HBCUs
Operations at Atlanta's Morris Brown College are back to normal after officials say a threatening email led to an emergency alert and police presence on campus.
On social media on Thursday morning, the Atlanta college posted a message, telling students not to come to campus and to check their email and text messages.
In the message sent to students obtained by CBS News Atlanta, the school said that it had received "notification of a potential threat to campus."
"Out of an abundance of caution, all students and employees should not report to classes until further notice," the message reads.
A spokesperson for the college's security says that staff received an email on Thursday that mentioned racial slurs multiple times and included threats.
"We are working diligently with the Atlanta Police Department and other law enforcement officials regarding the manner," a statement from the school said.
Morris Brown College President Kevin James said that the threats were part of a series directed toward Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the country.
"Out of an abundance of caution, Morris Brown College acted swiftly to communicate with faculty, staff, and students through our emergency management system and temporarily transitioned to virtual learning and operations," James wrote. "After working closely with law enforcement, we have been cleared to resume normal campus operations."
The investigation into the threats remain ongoing.
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