Campus Swatting Calls Bring Terrifying Start to New School Year

Campus swatting calls bring terrifying start to new school year

(The Hill) -- College campuses across the country saw a terrifying start to the new school year with a rash of swatting and fake threats that has caused students to barricade themselves in classrooms and dozens of police officers to rush to the schools.  From Arizona to Pennsylvania, universities are experiencing hoax calls that include reports that students were shot and killed, with the sounds of gunfire in the background, only for officials t…

Spate of Hoax Calls About Active Shooters Stir Fear at College Campuses Around the US - Bucks County Beacon

The latest wave of swatting calls began last week at Pennsylvania's Villanova University and at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Hoax calls about active shooters stir fear at college campuses

A rash of hoax calls about active shooters on college campuses — some featuring gunshots sounding in the background — has sent waves of fear among students around the nation as the school year begins.

Active Shooter Hoaxes Set Off Alarms on College Campuses

Such hoax calls, often referred to as “swatting,” have becoming increasingly frequent in the U.S. in recent years.