{
  "id": "2025-02-20-spelman-college-cau-bomb-threat-shelter",
  "slug": "spelman-college-cau-bomb-threat-shelter-2025-02-20",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Spelman College",
    "shortName": "Spelman",
    "state": "GA",
    "type": "hbcu",
    "alertSystemName": "Spelman ALERT",
    "enrollment": 2100
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-02-20",
    "type": "bomb-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Spelman ALERT CAU bomb threat shelter in place",
    "headlinePublic": "Spelman ALERT CAU bomb threat shelter in place",
    "summary": "Spelman College [published a Spelman ALERT](https://www.spelman.edu/alerts/alerts/2025/02/0220225-cau-bomb-threat.html) directing shelter-in-place for students on Clark Atlanta University's campus and stay-clear guidance for others during a reported CAU bomb threat.",
    "outcome": "See Spelman Alerts Center; related Morehouse/AUC coverage also documented separately."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2025-02-20",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "Spelman ALERT: Bomb Threat on the CAU campus. Students on CAU's Campus should shelter in place. All others should stay clear of CAU campus until further notice.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.spelman.edu/alerts/alerts/2025/02/0220225-cau-bomb-threat.html",
      "sourceDescription": "Official Spelman College Alerts Center page for CAU bomb threat",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim Spelman ALERT text from Spelman Alerts Center."
      ],
      "characterCount": 160,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Spelman College (HBCU) Alerts Center mining (wider b69). [CAU Campus Bomb Threat Reported (2-20-2025)](https://www.spelman.edu/alerts/alerts/2025/02/0220225-cau-bomb-threat.html) carries the full Spelman ALERT wording.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Confirmed Spelman ALERT text with shelter-in-place and stay-clear guidance.",
    "HBCU diversity contribution; companion Morehouse case remains separate."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "SPELMAN ALERT: CAU Campus Bomb Threat Reported (2-20-2025)",
      "url": "https://www.spelman.edu/alerts/alerts/2025/02/0220225-cau-bomb-threat.html",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "hbcu",
    "bomb-threat",
    "georgia",
    "wider-reach",
    "spelman-alert"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}