Swatting Hits Kansas City Metro Schools

Here's an update and a public education effort to warn the community about this scary trend.

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Swatting is when someone makes a prank call in an effort to get a large number of armed police and emergency responders to respond to a fake emergency.

Police learned about a swatting call that mentioned North Kansas City High School Thursday morning. A spokesperson for the district said the high school was locked down for about 15 minutes while officers searched the school.

Officers said the building was secure and lifted the lockdown. The school district said the threat came as a call from a phone number outside the metro area.

In Kansas City, Kansas, Turner High School received a similar threat Thursday and called in additional police officers for extra security.

The high school said it notified parents and guardians of students by e-mail, and asked parents to talk to their children about the seriousness of swatting and threats.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Swatting incidents reported at multiple Kansas, Missouri high schools

NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The FBI is investigating after swatting calls about an active shooter forced high schools in Kansas and Missouri into precautionary lockdowns Thursday. Swatting is when someone makes a prank call in an effort to get a large number of armed police and emergency responders to respond to a fake emergency.

FBI in Kansas City says it's aware of swatting incidents at area schools in Kansas, Missouri

The FBI in Kansas City said is it aware of swatting incidents involving several area schools in Missouri and Kansas."The FBI is aware of the numerous swatting incidents wherein a report of an active shooter at a school is made. The FBI takes swatting very seriously because it puts innocent people at risk.

FBI aware of false active shooter reports at schools in Kansas, Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it's aware of "swatting incidents" happening in both Kansas and Missouri. According to a release from the FBI, a swatting incident occurs when a report of an active shooter is made at a school.

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