Saw the alert come up on the phone. Large police presence at the high school closest to me. myfox8.com/…
Alamance Burlington School System tweeted “Burlington Police have determined the 911 call today at Williams High was part of a hoax that claimed tragic incidents were happening on campus. The same number that called 911 made similar calls regarding other schools in the state today.”
So went to look where else, for today (there were a rash of these earlier this fall in other states if memory serves). Here is some history of this phenomenon www.npr.org/…
NPR has found local reports indicating 182 schools in 28 states received false calls about threats between Sept. 13 and Oct. 21. These have prompted a response known as "swatting," where law enforcement swarms a location where a crime is reportedly in progress. Swatting incidents can be particularly dangerous, as officers often enter with force, guns drawn.
But in some of these places, the pattern behind this wave of hoax calls has felt familiar. Authorities in Minnesota have said it echoes what they saw in March and April, when a caller falsely reported bombs at schools in several states.
The other high schools in NC that were targetted today are
Fayetteville, NC (Where Fort Bragg is) myfox8.com/…
New Hanover County (down near the coast) www.wwaytv3.com/…
Looks like Georgia was targeted yesterday. wfxl.com/…
Hope they figure out who or what group is behind this.