Campbell students reacted with surprise and shock after a threat of mass violence on campus, allegedly from a new member of the cheer team.
"I think we're hoping and praying that nothing like that happens on campus," one NC Central student said.
College campuses across America are experiencing an epidemic of hoax calls about bogus shootings and other emergencies following the shooting death of Charlie Kirk.
"We take all threats of violence, particularly those involving mass violence, very seriously," Cumberland County Sheriff Johnathan Morgan said.
At least six historically Black colleges enacted lockdowns after receiving threats, amid heightened concerns following recent campus violence at Utah Valley University.
The mother allegedly entered the school and yelled at a 12-year-old girl and asked if the child had been bullying her child.