School Alerts Issued in Pennsylvania and Georgia After Suspected Swatting Calls

Authorities in State College, Pennsylvania, and Meriwether County, Georgia, determined that calls prompting school safety responses were likely swatting incidents and that the reported threats were not credible. In State College, three school buildings were placed under shelter-in-place orders, with police remaining on campus as they investigated; the caller has not been identified. In Meriwether County, a call claiming imminent violence at Greenville Middle-High School triggered a response across the school system. Investigators said that call originated in Europe and used internet-based services to obscure its source, but they have not identified the person responsible. The sheriff’s office said it will work with other agencies to pursue charges where possible.