Stanford Law School
Yesterday a faculty member at Stanford Law School received a suspicious white substance. The substance was tested and found to be inert, but the Neukom Building was partially shut down while officials determined that there was no safety concern to the school:
Stanford University Public Safety officials reported that Santa Clara County hazardous materials professionals tested a white substance received by a faculty member at the Law School on Wednesday and confirmed that it is an inert powder that poses no health concern.
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Though there was no danger to the law school community as a result of the white substance, there is still an ongoing investigation. Authorities are concerned the incident was intended to threaten and potentially silence the Stanford faculty:
Although the substance posed no health threat, Stanford remains deeply concerned that it and an accompanying threat of bodily harm were sent to a member of the university faculty.
“Threats intended to silence or intimidate members of our community are absolutely unacceptable at Stanford,” said Provost Persis Drell.
It’s good to see the school is taking yesterday’s incident seriously and the safety of the law school community remains a priority.