April 13, 2026 - A 22-year-old woman who failed to mention to her parents that she’d dropped out of Quinnipiac University did what many of us would do: she panicked. Then, she called in two bomb threats Sunday to try and cancel the university’s commencement ceremonies, the Associated Press reports.

The bomb squad comes in with remote controlled robots. Many man hours and tax dollars are wasted searching a location. Innocent bystander’s lives are disrupted. When a student calls in bomb threat to avoid a test, they disrupt the lives of the other students who planned on taking the test.

October 31, 2023 - Bomb threats can be delivered in person or via phone, letter or email. All threats received by University faculty, staff, and students must be reported to University Police: (540) 654-4444. ... Remain calm. Keep the caller on the telephone as long as possible.

March 12, 2026 - Two students face charges of false report of explosives and false report of an active shooter, both felonies, and a misdemeanor interference with staff of a school, after hundreds officers responded to a prank call of a bomb threat.

May 29, 2026 - The Lakeland Police Department said it received multiple 911 calls on Wednesday from an “unknown male,” who said he was going to “blow up this place,” referring to the school.

January 22, 2024 - Officials say the student admitted to making the call and sending the text messages, including the bomb threat, during an interview.

May 20, 2014 - A Massachusetts dropout student was arrested after allegedly calling in two bomb threats to force her graduation ceremony to be cancelled on Sunday.

December 19, 2013 - Twenty-year-old Harvard student Eldo Kim was charged Tuesday with sending out a fake bomb threat, all so that he could get out of taking a final exam, according to an FBI affidavit.

While there has been some suggestion that bombers have particular types of personalities (obsessive-compulsive, psychopathic), there is insufficient scientific evidence to back up this claim.12 Finally, the vast majority of threats are called in by students, though there are occasional cases of threats by teachers.§

Bomb threats are usually reported via telephone. If you receive a bomb threat via telephone: Take the caller seriously. Ask a lot of questions, (see list below). Take notes on everything said and heard, including background noise, voice characteristics, etc.

3 days ago - Hoaxers called in threats two minutes apart on Oct. 9 to two Brooklyn yeshivas, the Yeshivah of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School and the United Talmudical Academy of Williamsburg, News 12 reported.

January 24, 2019 - An easyJet flight from Lyon to Rennes in France was turned around after a bomb threat was called in by a student who wanted to keep his parents from visiting him.

Introduces the participant to types of threats, the threat assessment process, and the implementation of a bomb threat management plan. ... Aims to mitigate the impact of bomb threats received by colleges and universities on a student population by showing them the importance of following ...

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Call 911 and CAMPUS SECURITY. Do not delete the message. ... Use two-way radios or cellular phone in the proximity of an alleged bomb. Radio signals have the potential to detonate a bomb. Touch or move a suspicious package. ... You and others affected by the bomb threat should evacuate immediately ...

October 5, 2018 - An 18-year-old North Carolina man was sentenced to 22 months in federal prison and was ordered to pay restitution after he broadcast himself on the Internet calling in bomb threats to various public places, including schools, colleges, and FBI offices.

Characteristics of the caller's voice: an accent, loud, quiet, intoxicated, deep voice, high-pitched, or raspy voice. Patterns of speech: fast, slow, stuttering, or clear and distinct. Apparent attitude of the caller: laughing, crying, angry, coherent, calm, or self-righteous.

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