U.S. Dept. of Ed Awards Project SERV Grants to Tougaloo College and Fayetteville State University
The HBCUs, which recently were targeted with bomb threats, will use the grants to support student trauma recovery and increase campus security.
The HBCUs, which recently were targeted with bomb threats, will use the grants to support student trauma recovery and increase campus security.
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So far in 2022, Howard University has received eight bomb threats. Many other HBCUs were targeted earlier this year as well.
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The additional threats come just days after at least two dozen colleges and universities in other states received similar ones.
North Carolina A&T State University Chief of Police Jermaine Cherry shares how his campus handled a recent bomb threat and how preparations helped mitigate its effect.
When there is a suspicious package or bomb threat, campus emergency management must address mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
The Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) program will provide short-term grants for added security and mental health professionals.
HBCUs across the nation started receiving bomb threats at the beginning of the year, but the number of threats increased in February.
The department warns that threats directed at HBCUs and other colleges and universities could inspire extremists to mobilize to violence.