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The alert about the threat at the college located at 637 College Avenue in Lancaster went out at 10:12 a.m. on July 11, according to the school's Department of Public Safety.
The alert read as follows:
"Several F&M campus employees received bomb threats via email. As a precaution, the College is moving everyone on campus to safe sites. Authorities are investigating. A notification will be sent when it is safe to return."
Daily Voice reached out to F&M and reached the following statement reading in full:
"The College received a bomb threat this morning. Everyone on campus has been moved to safe sites. F&M's Public Safety Department is working with the Lancaster City Police, the FBI and other authorities."
The liberal arts school has 1,900 undergraduate students, many of whom are taking summer classes which began on July 6 and end on August 11, according to the F&M website.
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