Several predominantly Black schools in Washington targeted with bomb threats, authorities say.
that at least eight schools received threats, including four public high schools and four charter schools. At least some of the schools had to be evacuated, police said.
All schools were eventually “cleared with no hazardous material found,” police said. One of them did not have classes in session when the threat was made., at least seven of the eight schools targeted have a predominantly Black student population. Among them was the Dunbar High School, where Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris' husband, had to be taken to safety following a bomb threat on Tuesday. The second gentleman had been visiting the school for a Black History Month event.Authorities said the incident at Dunbar, which is considered the first school for Black Americans in the U.S., did not appear to be targeting Emhoff. They also did not indicate that race was a factor.
The bomb threats come, however, after a string of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs, were targeted with bomb threats this month, with the threats starting in the lead-up to Black History Month, with at least a dozen threats made on the first day of the month. No explosives have been found in connection with the threats, but the FBI is investigating the matter.. A law enforcement official said the juveniles are suspected of having carried out the threats, which the official said appeared to have a racist motivation.Wednesday, Harris condemned the fresh string of threats, saying: “Americans have a right to be safe at work, in houses of worship and at school."D.C.
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