CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC/NEXSTAR) – Several historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were locked down Thursday after reports of campus safety threats — though these would turn out to be "hoaxes," according to the FBI, the situations caused major disruptions.

Those schools were Virginia State University in Ettrick, Virginia; Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia; Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida; Clark Atlanta University in Georgia, and Alabama State University in Montgomery.

Students and faculty were alerted to the threats on Thursday morning. Some of the lockdowns had been lifted by mid-afternoon after schools were cleared by law enforcement officials.

A spokesperson for Virginia Stat

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