DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman University reopened Friday morning after students spent more than 12 hours under a shelter-in-place order prompted by threats made against several historically Black colleges and universities across the country.

University officials lifted the lockdown early Friday morning after campus police determined there was no credible threat to the Daytona Beach campus.

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For many students, the lockdown brought hours of uncertainty and anxiety.

“When I got that email, it didn’t specifically say it was a threat. It was more like it was a lockdown,” said Camarae’ Bickley, a sophomore at Bethune-Cookman. “I thought there was a shooter on the campus ,and I was freaking out real

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