Iowa Western Community College was evacuated Wednesday after a bomb threat was found scribbled in a bathroom stall. Authorities take threats seriously, threats which have become a common part of living and learning.

The IWCC threat included a specific time, but not a place. The entire campus was cleared for about two hours. Bomb sniffing dogs searched, but didn't find anything.

Officials say they're proud of the response, especially with around 3,000 people on campus. "It wasn't a whole lot of time to react, but we were able to get everyone off campus in a safe manner," said IWCC’s Don Kohler.

If caught, the person who wrote the threat could face charges.

Just days earlier, words from a classmate at Millard South had a huge impact on two fellow students. "I took it as a joke. She said no, it's not a joke. There's no one laughing, it's not funny. I'm going to kill you if I go to jail. You and her and she pointed at the other girl."

The student, whose identity we are protecting, said it all started simply because he tried to do the right thing. He reported the girl for selling drugs at school. He said when her suspension was over, she confronted him with a threat.

"She said no, I'm not joking. There's nothing funny about it. If I go to jail, I'll kill you and her and she was really serious about it the whole time."

Sometimes it's hard to tell a joke from the real thing. Omaha Police offer some advice for parents and students for separating fiction from non-fiction.

"They will take all threats seriously, they'll investigate every threat to differentiate whether it’s just a student being picked on or whether it be a misdemeanor or felony," said Omaha Police Officer Michael Pecha.

Police can't say whether the county attorney has charged the student with terroristic threats since she's a juvenile, but charged or not, inside of any education system, police say no threat is acceptable. They say no student should be living or learning in fear.

About a month ago, chalk drawings of body outlines turned up all over the UNL campus. Turns out it was an advertising campaign for the medical school modeled after the game Operation.

Police didn't think it was funny, but deemed it not worthy of an arrest.