According to an email sent via the SCAD Message System, the main building at 1600 Peachtree has been evacuated due to an anonymous bomb threat.
Students, faculty and staff received email and text message alerts, informing them that access to the main building was being restricted until the building could be secured. According to the SCAD message, the Atlanta police department is on the scene conducting an investigation.
SCAD personnel are encouraged to monitor their email and cell phones to stay updated on messages from the university. Coverage of the evacuation has also been reported at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.