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Officials warn swatting is a serious threat to schools and urge education, cross-district alerts
Summary
Attorney General Dave Sundae and district leaders warned that “swatting” — false alarms that prompt armed police responses — is a very serious, sometimes statewide, threat and urged education for students, trainings for parents and expanded cross-district information-sharing to reduce harm.
Pennsylvania officials told the Keystone Education Report that swatting — the deliberate false reporting of violent incidents to trigger a police response — is an "extremely serious" threat that can cause injury, trauma and diversion of emergency resources.
"Swatting is an extremely serious thing," Attorney General Dave Sundae said, adding that when police respond they do so believing there may be an active…
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