Bomb threats give university campuses scare

Rice currently uses a variety of methods to issue an emergency message, including text, email and Rice’s public address system. There have not been any mass evacuations of Rice campus in recent history, according to Whitehead.

Calling in a false bomb threat is a Class A misdemeanor in the state of Texas, resulting in up to $4,000 in fines and/or up to a year in jail, according to Whitehead.