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August 26, 2025

Dear 柑橘直播 Students, Parents, Faculty and Staff,

I wanted to reach out directly to share additional information on the recent incidents and emphasize 柑橘直播鈥檚 commitment to the safety of everyone on our campus.

First, I want to confirm that both incidents on Thursday and Sunday were false reports. These phone calls were complete hoaxes and the safety of our campus and community was never compromised. There were never shots fired on campus鈥攅ven by police officers responding to the Law School on Thursday.

柑橘直播 treats any threat to our campus with the utmost seriousness and has comprehensive safety and emergency protocols, including a fully developed Emergency Management Plan. We continuously evaluate and strengthen our safety policies in line with best practices. 柑橘直播 Police Officers regularly train for active shooter situations, including trainings side-by-side with Radnor Police. The University also utilizes outside law enforcement specialists and security consultants to continually evaluate security measures on campus.

Following these most recent incidents, 柑橘直播 University Police is debriefing, along with Radnor Police Department, to further develop and evolve our response capabilities in situations such as these. We will never be complacent about how we approach the safety and security of our campus community.

I want to assure our community that these incidents are being taken extremely seriously with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies actively investigating. After Thursday鈥檚 events on our campus, we learned that other schools across the country have been receiving similar threats. The FBI, in conjunction with Radnor Police, University Police and the District Attorney鈥檚 Office have worked tirelessly since Thursday to attempt to identify the parties responsible.

On Thursday, the NOVA Alert was sent immediately after receiving the anonymous call, and the police response was within minutes. Hundreds of police officers, first responders and local, state and federal officials came to campus to provide whatever assistance was needed. They included: Radnor and Lower Merion Police; local responders from Delaware, Chester and Montgomery counties; Delaware County DA and Criminal Investigative Division; Pennsylvania State Police and the FBI.

While I understand that feelings of fear can also accompany watching all those law enforcement partners arrive, it does show the immense support our campus community has. The Law School鈥攁 175,000 sq. ft. building鈥攚as cleared within approximately 90 minutes of the original report. The Law School opened for all classes and activities on Monday after repairs to the building over the weekend as some doors and door locks were damaged by tactical teams entering secured areas to clear the building in the process of securing the Law School on Thursday.

The call reporting Sunday鈥檚 threat to Austin Hall bore similar characteristics to Thursday鈥檚 false report鈥攖he details of which I am unable to provide due to the ongoing nature of the investigation. Given Thursday鈥檚 incident, additional officers were already posted throughout the campus for upperclassmen move-in, including an officer at Austin Hall, and nothing out of the ordinary had been reported from people on campus.

However, any threat is taken seriously. There was an immediate police response after Sunday鈥檚 call with multiple officers from 柑橘直播, Radnor and Haverford Township responding. Out of an abundance of caution, those officers conducted a protective sweep of the building and were able to quickly clear the area. A NOVA Alert was issued letting people know there was a threat, but with tempered language so our community could know we believed it to be baseless. Precise language is always a primary goal in these types of situations鈥攁nd we will continue to evolve and enhance NOVA Alert language, as is best practice鈥攂ut speed will always be our top priority to ensure the safety of our community.

As of today, the person or persons responsible have not yet been identified, although much information has been gathered and forwarded to the FBI. More importantly though, I want to assure the University community that any threat received will continue to be taken seriously. A large and urgent police response can be anxiety provoking; however, we will never risk the safety of this community by assuming that the next call is 鈥渏ust another hoax.鈥�

The Department of Public Safety is a more than 75-member team made up of sworn police officers and safety officers, who serve the University community 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. In addition to officer patrols, the campus is equipped with roughly 900 closed-circuit cameras providing live coverage to our Public Safety team. More information about the Department of Public Safety鈥檚 comprehensive services and resources can be found on our website, which also includes emergency procedures. There will be several upcoming emergency response trainings鈥攂oth in person and online鈥攐ffered through mid-September. Find more information and sign up for a training.

This week, and in the immediate future, there will be additional University Police presence and patrols on campus. We will continue to communicate via Nova Alert, through emails and using the website to be as transparent as possible without jeopardizing the continued law enforcement investigation.

Additionally, I encourage all University community members to and parents can sign up to be added to the Parent and Family Mailing List by filling out .

I send my best wishes for a peaceful and productive semester for all,

David G. Tedjeske
Associate Vice President of Public Safety and Chief of Police