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Hatboro‑Horsham superintendent says swatting call at high school was unfounded; police cleared building
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Eveslage said a threat call to Hatboro‑Horsham High School this morning matched a regional pattern of swatting hoaxes; Horsham Police cleared the building as not credible after a lockout and search. The district will review family‑notification procedures.
The Hatboro‑Horsham School District reported an early‑morning threat call to Hatboro‑Horsham High School on May 4, prompting administrators to put the building in a lockout and notify law enforcement.
"The call was indeed very unsettling. It was threatening and it contained all of the characteristics that we were warned about," Superintendent Dr. Eveslage said, describing preemptive notices from the Montgomery County Department of Public Safety and the district’s immediate response.
Dr. Eveslage told the board that Director of Safety and…
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