Bethune-Cookman University is on lockdown and classes have been canceled after "a potential threat to campus safety" was made, the school said.

Bethune-Cookman is a private Historically Black University in Daytona Beach. Several HBCUs across the U.S. received threats on Thursday. Latest Forecast

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"All classes have been canceled; students should return to their dorm rooms and shelter in place," the school said.

The Daytona Beach Police Department said it is investigating a reported threat directed at Bethune-Cookman.

"We ask the public to avoid the area until further notice," police said.

More HBCUs threatened

Two schools in Virginia received threats, NBC Washington is reporting . Alabama State University was on lockdown, accor

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