This has been happening at schools all over the country since August.
CBS News reports:
Grove City College targeted in false “swatting” call, state police sayGrove City College in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, is believed to have been targeted in a false “swatting” call on Sunday, Pennsylvania State Police said.In a news release on Sunday night, state police said law enforcement received a report of shots fired at the Buhl Library on the campus of Grove City College. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded, and “no evidence of an active shooter, or victims or witnesses” was found. State police said it is believed to be a computer-generated swatting call.The campus is secure, and there were no reported injuries.”There are no threats to the public at this time,” state police said.The swatting hoax drew a large police presence to the college in Grove City. Photos from the scene showed a heavy law enforcement presence, including Pennsylvania State Police troopers and a SWAT team.The college was put on a “precautionary lockdown” around 5:30 p.m., but it was lifted around 7 p.m.In an email to students at 4:44 p.m., Grove City said police were investigating a “potentially dangerous situation” reported near the library.
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