Campus closed by a bomb threat amid the nationwide wave targeting HBCUs; no bombs found

To check this alert, Claude (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree: the message names "Harris-Stowe State University" plus the St. Louis police and the FBI as authorities.

  Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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  1. present: "Harris-Stowe State University" names itself plus SLMPD and FBI as authorities.
  2. present: "Harris-Stowe State University", the police, and the FBI are named as authorities.
  3. present: The institution names itself, "Harris-Stowe State University," and cites police and FBI.
  4. present: "Harris-Stowe State University", "St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department" and "FBI" name the authorities.
  5. present: "Harris-Stowe State University," the police and "the FBI" are named authorities.
  6. present: "Harris-Stowe State University," the police, and the FBI identify the source.
  7. present: Names issuer "Harris-Stowe State University" plus police and "the FBI."
  8. present: "Harris-Stowe State University," "St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the FBI" name authorities.
  9. present: "Harris-Stowe State University," police and "FBI" identify the source and authorities.
  10. present: "Harris-Stowe State University," police, and FBI are named as authorities.
  11. present: "Harris-Stowe State University", police and FBI name the sender and authorities.
  12. present: "Harris-Stowe State University," police, and FBI name the authorities.
  13. present: "Harris-Stowe State University," the SLMPD, and the FBI name the source authorities.
  14. present: "Harris-Stowe State University," "St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department" and "FBI" name authorities.
  15. present: "Harris-Stowe State University" names itself plus FBI and St. Louis police.
  16. present: "Harris-Stowe State University," the FBI, and St. Louis Metropolitan Police are named authorities.
  17. present: "Harris-Stowe State University" names itself, plus St. Louis police and FBI.
  18. present: Names "Harris-Stowe State University", St. Louis Metropolitan Police, and the FBI.
  19. present: Names "Harris-Stowe State University," the police department, and the FBI as sources.
  20. present: Names "Harris-Stowe State University" plus police and FBI as authorities.
  21. present: Names "Harris-Stowe State University," police, and the FBI.
  22. present: "Harris-Stowe State University," police, and "FBI" name issuing and responding authorities.
  23. present: "Harris-Stowe State University," the police and FBI name the issuing and responding authorities.
  24. present: "Harris-Stowe State University," "St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department," "FBI" identify authorities.
  25. present: Names "Harris-Stowe State University", "St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department" and "the FBI".
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree: the specific hazard is named as "a bomb threat."

  What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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  1. present: Names "a bomb threat" as the specific hazard.
  2. present: Names the specific threat: "received notice of a bomb threat".
  3. present: It specifies the hazard as a "bomb threat."
  4. present: Names "a bomb threat" as the specific hazard.
  5. present: Names "a bomb threat" as the specific hazard.
  6. present: Names the threat: "a bomb threat."
  7. present: Names the threat: "received notice of a bomb threat."
  8. present: "bomb threat" names the specific hazard.
  9. present: Names "a bomb threat" specifically.
  10. present: Names "a bomb threat" as the specific hazard.
  11. present: Names the threat: "a bomb threat".
  12. present: "bomb threat" names the specific hazard.
  13. present: "a bomb threat" specifies the hazard.
  14. present: Names "a bomb threat" as the specific hazard.
  15. present: "a bomb threat" names the specific hazard.
  16. present: Names "a bomb threat" as the specific hazard.
  17. present: Names the threat: "a bomb threat".
  18. present: Names the threat as a "bomb threat".
  19. present: Names the threat as "a bomb threat."
  20. present: Names the threat: "a bomb threat".
  21. present: Names the threat: "bomb threat."
  22. present: "a bomb threat" names the specific hazard.
  23. present: Names "a bomb threat" as the specific hazard.
  24. present: "bomb threat" names the specific hazard.
  25. present: Names "a bomb threat" as the specific hazard.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree: locations are named, including the campus and the "William L. Clay Early Childhood Education Center" and "HSSU Impact Education Center."

  Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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  1. present: Names campus facilities like "William L. Clay Early Childhood Education Center."
  2. present: Specifies campus and named buildings like the "William L. Clay Early Childhood Education Center".
  3. present: It names the campus and the "William L. Clay Early Childhood Education Center and HSSU Impact Education Center."
  4. present: Names "campus", "William L. Clay Early Childhood Education Center and HSSU Impact Education Center".
  5. present: Names "campus," "William L. Clay Early Childhood Education Center," and "HSSU Impact Education Center."
  6. present: Names campus facilities including the "William L. Clay Early Childhood Education Center."
  7. present: Says where: "campus," "William L. Clay Early Childhood Education Center."
  8. present: Names "campus," "William L. Clay Early Childhood Education Center and HSSU Impact Education Center."
  9. present: Names "the William L. Clay Early Childhood Education Center and HSSU Impact Education Center" on campus.
  10. present: Names campus and the William L. Clay and HSSU Impact education centers.
  11. present: Names campus buildings: "William L. Clay Early Childhood Education Center and HSSU Impact Education Center".
  12. present: Names campus and the Clay Education Center and HSSU Impact Education Center.
  13. present: "campus," the "William L. Clay Early Childhood Education Center" and "HSSU Impact Education Center" name locations.
  14. present: Names "the William L. Clay Early Childhood Education Center and HSSU Impact Education Center" and campus.
  15. present: "the campus" and named centers give location.
  16. present: Names "the campus," the "William L. Clay Early Childhood Education Center," and "HSSU Impact Education Center."
  17. present: Names "campus", the "William L. Clay Early Childhood Education Center" and "HSSU Impact Education Center".
  18. present: Locations: "campus" and named centers like the William L. Clay center.
  19. present: Locates it at "the campus," the "William L. Clay Early Childhood Education Center" and others.
  20. present: Locates the closure at named campus facilities and "the campus".
  21. present: References "campus" and named campus facilities.
  22. present: "the William L. Clay Early Childhood Education Center and HSSU Impact Education Center" and "campus" give location.
  23. present: Names "the campus," the "William L. Clay Early Childhood Education Center" and "HSSU Impact Education Center."
  24. present: Names "the campus," "William L. Clay Early Childhood Education Center," "HSSU Impact Education Center."
  25. present: Locates "the campus", "William L. Clay Early Childhood Education Center" and "HSSU Impact Education Center".
• Guidanceabsent5/25

  Final assessment

  Majority (20 of 25): the message describes closures and responder activity but gives recipients no protective action; a minority counted "suspended until further notice" and "closed" as guidance.

  The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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  1. absent: Describes responders checking facilities but gives recipients no protective action instruction.
  2. absent: Describes closures and investigation status but gives recipients no protective action to take.
  3. absent: It reports closures and suspended operations but gives recipients no protective instruction such as avoid or evacuate.
  4. present: Tells recipients operations are "suspended until further notice" and the campus is "closed".
  5. absent: Describes responders checking facilities and that operations are suspended, but gives recipients no protective-action instruction.
  6. absent: Describes facilities closed and operations suspended, but gives no protective action to recipients.
  7. absent: Describes closures and responder actions, no protective instruction to recipients.
  8. absent: It describes responders investigating and facilities closed but gives no protective instruction to recipients.
  9. absent: Describes closures and investigation but gives recipients no protective action to take.
  10. absent: Describes closures and law enforcement actions but gives recipients no protective instruction.
  11. absent: Describes responder and closure actions, no protective instruction directed to recipients.
  12. absent: Describes responders checking facilities and closures, no protective action instructed to recipients.
  13. absent: It states facilities are closed and operations suspended but gives recipients no protective action to take.
  14. present: States classes and operations "are suspended until further notice," directing recipients not to attend.
  15. absent: Text describes closures and that operations are suspended but gives recipients no protective action instruction.
  16. absent: Tells what law enforcement is doing and that operations are suspended, but gives no protective action instruction to recipients.
  17. absent: Describes responders investigating and operations suspended but gives no protective action to recipients.
  18. absent: Only describes closures and suspensions, no protective instruction to recipients.
  19. present: Tells recipients campus is "closed" and operations "suspended until further notice," directing them not to attend.
  20. present: Tells recipients operations and classes "are suspended" and campus is "closed".
  21. absent: Only describes closures and investigation, no protective action instruction to recipients.
  22. absent: It states facilities are closed and operations suspended but gives no protective-action instruction to recipients.
  23. absent: Describes what law enforcement is doing and that operations are suspended, but gives recipients no protective action instruction.
  24. absent: Describes responders investigating and closures but gives recipients no protective action to take.
  25. present: Effectively guides recipients: classes and operations "are suspended until further notice" and facilities "are closed".
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree: timing is conveyed by "This morning" and "until further notice."

  When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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  1. present: Says "This morning" and "until further notice" conveying timing.
  2. present: Conveys recency with "This morning" and "suspended until further notice".
  3. present: It says "This morning" and operations suspended "until further notice."
  4. present: Says "This morning" and "until further notice" conveying timing.
  5. present: "This morning," "At this time," and "until further notice" convey timing.
  6. present: Conveys timing: "This morning" and "until further notice."
  7. present: Conveys when: "This morning" and "suspended until further notice."
  8. present: "This morning," "At this time," and "until further notice" convey timing.
  9. present: Says "This morning," "At this time," and "suspended until further notice."
  10. present: Says "This morning" and "suspended until further notice."
  11. present: Conveys timing: "This morning" and "suspended until further notice".
  12. present: "This morning" and "until further notice" convey timing.
  13. present: "This morning" and "until further notice" convey time.
  14. present: "This morning" and "until further notice" convey timing.
  15. present: "This morning" and "until further notice" convey timing.
  16. present: "This morning" and "until further notice" convey timing.
  17. present: Conveys timing: "This morning" and "until further notice".
  18. present: Time given as "This morning" and "until further notice".
  19. present: Conveys recency: "This morning" and "until further notice."
  20. present: Conveys timing: "This morning" and "until further notice".
  21. present: Conveys timing: "This morning" and "until further notice."
  22. present: "This morning" and "until further notice" convey timing.
  23. present: Says "This morning" and "until further notice."
  24. present: "This morning" and "until further notice" convey timing.
  25. present: Says "This morning" and "until further notice".
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous absent. All 25 reads agree it describes a bomb threat investigation and closures using abundance-of-caution language without stating any explosive danger or harm.

  What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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  1. absent: Describes a bomb threat investigation and closures using abundance of caution language without stating any explosive danger or potential harm.
  2. absent: It describes a bomb threat investigation and closures but states no danger, harm, or potential consequence.
  3. absent: Reports a bomb threat under investigation and building closures but states no danger level or potential harm.
  4. absent: Describes a bomb threat being investigated with caution and closures but states no harm or severity beyond naming the threat.
  5. absent: It describes a bomb threat investigation and building closures taken out of an abundance of caution without stating any potential harm or severity.
  6. absent: Describes a bomb threat investigation and closures as precaution but states no danger, harm, or low or high risk.
  7. absent: Describes a bomb threat investigation and closures done out of caution without stating any potential harm.
  8. absent: Reports a bomb threat under investigation and closures but states no harm or danger from it.
  9. absent: Describes a bomb threat investigation and closures taken out of caution but states no potential harm or severity of the threat.
  10. absent: Describes a bomb threat under investigation and campus closure but states the precaution is abundance of caution with no stated danger.
  11. absent: Describes a bomb threat being investigated with closures but frames it as precaution and states no danger or potential harm.
  12. absent: Describes a bomb threat and building closures using abundance-of-caution language without stating potential harm.
  13. absent: Describes a bomb threat investigation and closures but states no harm or potential consequences.
  14. absent: Describes a bomb threat being investigated and buildings closed as a precaution but states no danger or potential harm.
  15. absent: Describes a bomb threat and building searches out of caution but states no potential harm or severity of the threat.
  16. absent: Describes a bomb threat investigation and closures taken out of caution but states no explicit danger or potential consequence.
  17. absent: It describes a bomb threat investigation and closures done out of caution but states no danger or potential harm.
  18. absent: Describes a bomb threat investigation and closures done out of an abundance of caution without stating potential harm or severity.
  19. absent: Describes bomb threat with closures and searches but explicitly out of caution with no stated harm or danger.
  20. absent: Describes a bomb threat investigation and closures but states no stated danger or potential harm beyond the hazard name.
  21. absent: It reports a bomb threat investigation and closures but states no harm, danger, or potential consequence beyond precaution.
  22. absent: Describes investigation of a bomb threat and closures as a precaution but does not state any potential harm or danger.
  23. absent: Describes a bomb threat being investigated and facilities checked out of caution but states no stated harm or severity of consequence.
  24. absent: Describes a bomb threat investigation and closures but frames precaution as abundance of caution without stating potential harm.
  25. absent: Describes a bomb threat investigation and closures but states no potential harm or severity of the device.