Bomb Threats At University of Pittsburgh Rattle Students

The University of Pittsburgh has received numerous bomb threats over the last few days, including four this morning, which has forced the school to start hosting its classes outside as new security measures are put in place.

The Associated Press reports that security officials have implement new building access measures and are offering a $50,000 reward for information about the bomb threats.

Dawn Diehl, a Pitt student, said:

“It wasn’t really until probably a few days ago that this started to affect me, as far as my feelings of security… So now it’s pretty alarming. We’ve never had an experience like this. I kind of have that feeling like, where’s this going to end?”

The Washington post reports that the school is now requiring all students and faculty to show a school ID to get into buildings. Non-residents, for the moment, are not being allowed in the dormitories.

Some professors have decided to hold their classes outside while others have moved to an online curriculum. The school is urging its professors to allow students to make up missed classes or exams due to evacuations. The University of Pittsburgh has about 3,800 full-time faculty members and 34,000 students.

No bombs have been found on campus and the school said that it has no plans to end the semester early. U.S. Attorney David Hickton said that officials at Pitt have “vigorously, aggressively and thoroughly investigated through every possible mean.”